WO2001001240A3 - System and method for obtaining digital information via communications network - Google Patents

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WO2001001240A3
WO2001001240A3 PCT/US2000/017359 US0017359W WO0101240A3 WO 2001001240 A3 WO2001001240 A3 WO 2001001240A3 US 0017359 W US0017359 W US 0017359W WO 0101240 A3 WO0101240 A3 WO 0101240A3
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John L Stinson
Henry S Flurry
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Media Station Inc
John L Stinson
Henry S Flurry
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Abstract

Method of data processing for computer software program. System for playing games. The system for playing games includes a first server coupled to a computer network, and the first server includes a list of computer games. A second server coupled to the computer network includes a storage device including images of CD ROMs corresponding to at least some of the games on the list of computer games. A client computer coupled to the computer network includes computer readable code that allows a user to select a game from among the games in the list of computer games. Computer readable code obtains access to an image of a computer game among the images of the CD ROMs on the storage device included by the second server. The code stores at least a portion of the image onto a storage device locally coupled to the client computer and causes the game to run at least partially in response to the portion of the image stored on the storage device locally coupled to the client computer.
PCT/US2000/017359 1999-06-30 2000-06-23 System and method for obtaining digital information via communications network WO2001001240A2 (en)

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