Portable music player and a photographic image commercial transaction system

Abstract

An image commercial transactions system and method that are able to implement the sales to the purpose of the seller. An e-commerce system for selling a picture and a handling condition specific to the picture, both being recorded on a predetermined recording medium in a predetermined format. The picture to be sold and the handling condition are accepted by an acceptor in a digital format. When a transaction is established, an accounting company carries out an accounting electronically for a purchaser of the data of the picture and the e-commerce condition, thereby both of the picture to be sold and the handling condition are sold as digital data so that the purchased picture is used in a handling manner as intended by the seller. Consequently, the selling of the picture can be made so as to satisfy the intention of the seller.

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         40 . A portable music player for playing a music content, the music player comprising: 
 a memory and play device for storing compressed music content data, a music content title and one photographic image and for reproducing the music content from the compressed music content data; and    a display for simultaneously displaying the content title and the one photographic image associated with the music content being reproduced.    
     
     
         41 . The portable music player according to  claim 40 , wherein the display further displays one of Bitmap, TIFF, GIF, JPEG types of other images that have been photographed or scanned.  
     
     
         42 . The portable music player according to  claim 40 , wherein the one photographic image is an icon type of image specific to the reproduced music content.  
     
     
         43 . The portable music player according to  claim 40 , wherein said compressed music content data, said music content title, and the one photographic image in the memory are downloaded upon purchase by a user.  
     
     
         44 . The portable music player according to  claim 41 , wherein said music content is a Moving Picture Expert Group type of compressed audio data.  
     
     
         45 . The method for reproducing a music content and for displaying an image on a portable music player, the method comprising: 
 a first step of storing in a memory compressed music content data, a music content title and an image that was downloaded;    a second step of reproducing the compressed music content data from the memory and outputting a music content; and    a third step of displaying at a display in a portable music player the music content title and the image reproduced from the memory while the music content is being reproduced in said second step.    
     
     
         46 . The method according to  claim 45 , wherein the one image is specific to the reproduced music content.  
     
     
         47 . The method according to  claim 45 , wherein said compressed music content data is downloaded upon purchase by a user.  
     
     
         48 . The method according to  claim 46 , wherein said compressed music content data is a Moving Picture Expert Group type of compressed audio data.  
     
     
         49 . An image commercial transaction system comprising: 
 a hard-disc apparatus for receiving a compressed music content data, a music content title and a photographic music content image for storage in a hard-disc in the apparatus, and for displaying a program table related to the music content data; and    a portable player including a memory for playing the stored music content data and for displaying the music content title and the photographic music content image at a display in the portable player while the music content is being played,    wherein the hard-disc apparatus records from the hard-disc into the memory the compressed music content data, the music content title and the photographic music content image that are designated by a user via the program table.    
     
     
         50 . The image commercial transaction system according to  claim 49 , wherein said hard-disc apparatus further receives duplicate limitation information and records the compressed music content data into the memory under control of the duplicate limitation information.  
     
     
         51 . The image commercial transaction system according to  claim 50 , wherein said hard-disc apparatus further receives a category code related to the music content.  
     
     
         52 . The image commercial transaction system according to  claim 49 , wherein said hard-disc apparatus displays the program table on a monitor and reproduces a music content and a photographic image designated by a user via the program table.  
     
     
         53 . The image commercial transaction system according to  claim 49 , wherein the hard-disc apparatus further receives duplicate limitation information and billing information and wherein the hard-disc apparatus records the compressed music content data into the memory under control of the duplicate limitation information.  
     
     
         54 . An image commercial transaction method comprising: 
 a first step of receiving compressed music content data, a music content title and a photographic music content image, for storage in a hard-disc apparatus;    a second step of storing the compressed music content data, the music content title and the photographic music content image into a hard-disc in the hard-disc apparatus;    a third step of displaying a program table corresponding to the compressed music content data;    a fourth step of recording from the hard-disc into a memory the content data, the music content title and the photographic music content image designated by a user using the program table; and    a fifth step of reproducing the music content data from the memory in a portable music player and simultaneously displaying the music content title and the photographic music content image while the music content is being reproduced.    
     
     
         55 . The image commercial transaction method according to  claim 54  further comprising a step of receiving duplicate limitation information, wherein in said fourth step the music content data is recorded into the memory under control of the duplicate limitation information.  
     
     
         56 . The image commercial transaction system according to  claim 55  further comprising a step of receiving a category code related to the music content.