| 摘要 |
The invention provides a data vending system (10) including the storing data, such as digitised music and/or video and/or computer programs on one or more main computer i.e. the data depot (12). The data on the data depot (12) being indexed to be searchable in terms of index number, name of author, name of producer, title, content, cost, duration, theme, or the like. One or more vendors (14, 16, 18), at locations remote to the main computer of the data depot (12), are provided with data dispensing devices (20, 22, 24), able to communicate with the main computer by satellite link-up, by telephone or data line, by radio, or the like (21). The dispensing devices will typically be in the form of a local file server having a number of server stations (20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 22.1, 22.2, 22.3, 24.1, 24.2, 24.3), or terminals where a custumer can search the depot (12) index and select data of his or her choice. Each item selected will have a code and a price.
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