JP2002140079A - Method and system for trial hearing of music recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for trial hearing of a music recording medium which make it possible to set the layout of a screen and an operation part differently for every music recording media and enable customization, such as alterations of display contents, without spending time and effort. SOLUTION: The method includes a step where a trial hearing machine 24 which receives the specification of a music recording medium 21 from a customer requests trial hearing data of the specified music recording medium 21 and an execution program controlling reproducing operation for the trial hearing data to a server 24, a step for transmitting the requested execution program and the data to the trial hearing machine 24 by the server 24 having received the request, and a step for reproducing the trial hearing by the trial hearing machine 24 having received the execution program and the trial hearing data from the server 24 through the reproducing operation by the execution program.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music recording medium listening method and a music recording medium listening method in which a customer listens to music data recorded on the music recording medium in order to sell the music recording medium on which audio data is recorded. More specifically, the system comprises a listening machine and a server.
The present invention relates to a music recording medium trial listening method and a music recording medium trial listening system for downloading and reproducing trial listening data corresponding to a music recording medium designated by a customer from a server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a music recording medium on which music such as a CD (compact disk) is recorded, a user can listen to music recorded on the music recording medium at a retail store before purchasing the music. Such systems have been developed. An outline of a conventionally known music recording medium listening method and system will be described below with reference to
The description will be made based on the system described in Japanese Patent No. 312052.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a conventional system. In this system, a center server 12 on which trial listening data corresponding to each music recording medium is recorded, and a plurality of local system units 14 connected to the center server 12 via a network 13,
A plurality of trial listening sales terminal units 1 connected via the center server 12, the local system unit 14 and the circuit network 13
6, 16,... Are provided.

[0004] The local system section 14 includes a local server 17 and a plurality of trial listening terminals 18 connected to the local server 17. The local server distributes the trial listening data to the connected trial listening terminals 18, 18,....

[0005] Also, the trial listening sales terminals 16, 16,... Provided independently of the local system section 14 can listen to the music recording medium designated by the customer, and can unattended the music recording medium. It is a device that can sell. The trial listening terminal units 16, 16,... Distribute trial listening data from the center server 12.

In order for the customer to specify the music recording medium he or she wants to listen to, a bar code reader (not shown) is provided in both the listening terminal unit 18 and the listening sales terminal unit 16. If there is a music recording medium to be listened to, the customer can specify the music recording medium to be listened to by reading the barcode attached to the music recording medium with a barcode reader.

[0007] A brief description will now be given of a trial listening method in the trial listening terminal unit 18 in the local system unit 14. First, the customer brings the music recording medium to be listened to to any one of the plurality of trial listening terminals 18, 18,..., And reads the barcode attached to the music recording medium. Read the bar code reader.
The barcode information read by the barcode reader is transmitted to the local server 17. The local server 17 searches for trial listening data corresponding to the read barcode information, and delivers the searched trial listening data to the trial listening terminal unit 18 operated by the customer.

Incidentally, there is a case where the corresponding trial data does not exist in the local server 17. In such a case, the local server 17 requests the center server 12 to deliver the corresponding trial data.

When the trial listening data is distributed, the trial listening terminal unit 17 displays an image (included in the trial listening data) related to the selected music recording medium, and stores the image in the music recording medium. Display the recorded music list (included in the preview data). The customer selects a song to be auditioned from the displayed song list. Then, the preview terminal reproduces the selected music (included in the trial data).

[0010]

In the music recording medium listening method and system described above, the screen layout and the like are all set by an execution program pre-installed in the listening machine. Images were always displayed with the same screen layout. For this reason, there has been a problem that the screen layout cannot be changed depending on each music recording medium.

In the conventional music recording medium listening method and system, the operating method of an operation unit such as a reproduction key, a numeric keypad, and a function key provided on the listening machine is also performed by an execution program pre-installed in the listening machine. The operation method of the operation unit is always constant regardless of what kind of music is being played. For this reason, there is also a problem that it is desired to change the operation method of the operation unit depending on each music recording medium.

Further, in the conventional music recording medium listening method and system, if it is attempted to customize the setting of the listening device in order to adopt various different image display methods for each store, for example, the execution method incorporated in each listening device is required. Since the program must be rewritten one by one, there is a problem that it takes time and effort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to set different screen layouts and operation unit settings for each music recording medium, and to change display contents. It is an object of the present invention to provide a music recording medium trial listening method and a music recording medium trial listening system which can perform customization such as the above without trouble.

[0014]

That is, according to the music recording medium audition method of the present invention, a customer uses a listening machine and a server on which listening data to be reproduced by the listening machine are recorded. In a music recording medium audition method for reproducing trial listening data of a designated music recording medium, a trial listening device designated by a customer as a music recording medium is provided with trial listening data of the designated music recording medium and the trial listening data. Requesting the server for an execution program for controlling the reproduction operation of the server; transmitting the execution program and the data for preview to the listening machine by the server receiving the request; and executing the execution transmitted from the server. Listening to a program and a trial listening data, reproducing the trial listening data in accordance with a playback operation by the execution program. There.

Further, according to the music recording medium preview method of the present invention, a music recording medium designated by a customer is used by using a listening machine and a server on which listening data to be reproduced by the listening machine are recorded. In the music recording medium audition method for reproducing the audition data, in the music listening medium designated by the customer, the audition device controls the server to execute an execution program for controlling the playback operation of the audition data on the designated music recording medium. Requesting the request, the server receiving the request transmitting the execution program to the listening device, and the listening device receiving the execution program transmitted from the server is used for the listening described in the execution program. Requesting data from a server; transmitting the requesting data to a listening device by the server receiving the request; It is characterized in that in accordance with the reproduction operation by including the step of reproducing the audition data.

By adopting each of the above methods,
The trial machine does not need to have an execution program for reproducing the trial data stored in advance, and the trial machine performs the operation of reproducing the trial data based on the execution program distributed from the server. Therefore, if an execution program in which a screen layout is created for each music is created for each music recording medium, various screen layouts can be realized for each music recording medium. Also, the operation method of the operation unit such as the playback key of the listening machine can be changed to various methods according to each music by creating each music recording medium and describing it in the execution program. Furthermore, when customizing, for example, changing the content of the execution program for each store, even if multiple listening stations are connected to one server, changing the execution program in the server will result in multiple servers. Since there is no need to change the program for each listening machine, customization is possible without any hassle.

According to the music recording medium audition system of the present invention, the specifying means for specifying the music recording medium that the customer wants to listen to, and the listening data corresponding to the music recording medium specified by the specifying means, In a music recording medium audition system including a listening machine having a playback means for playing, an execution program for controlling a playback operation of the listening data of each music recording medium is connected to the listening machine and a communication line is recorded. The first storage means, the second storage means in which the listening data of each music recording medium is recorded, and the execution program corresponding to the music recording medium designated by the designation means of the listening machine, A search means for searching the sample data from the first storage means and from the second storage means; A server having transmitting means for transmitting the data to the listening device, the listening device having a third storage means for recording an execution program transmitted from the server, and a listening device for transmitting the listening program transmitted from the server. A fourth storage unit for recording data, and an execution program extracted and executed from the third storage unit. Based on the execution program, the reproduction unit stores the trial listening data stored in the fourth storage unit. A control means for performing reproduction is provided.

[0018] By adopting this configuration, it is not necessary to previously install an execution program for reproducing the trial data in the trial machine, and the trial machine is configured to execute the trial program based on the execution program distributed from the server. A data reproducing operation is performed. Therefore, if an execution program in which a screen layout is created for each music is created for each music recording medium, various screen layouts can be realized for each music recording medium. Also, if the operation method of the operation unit such as the playback key of the listening machine is created for each music recording medium and described in the execution program,
It can be changed to various things according to each music. Furthermore, when customizing, for example, changing the content of the execution program for each store, even if multiple listening stations are connected to one server, changing the execution program in the server will result in multiple servers. Since there is no need to change the program for each listening machine, customization is possible without any hassle.

If the specifying means is a bar code reader for reading a bar code attached to the music recording medium, it is possible to easily specify the music recording medium to be sampled.

The server is provided with a fifth storage unit in which an initial program for controlling operations other than reproduction of the trial data in the trial device is recorded. , For the server,
If the request is made to transmit the initial program, the operation of the listening machine other than when reproducing the listening data can be easily performed by changing the initial program recorded in the server. it can.

The server is provided with sixth storage means for recording predetermined music data and / or image data as demonstration data for reproducing as a demonstration. If the device is not executing the reproduction of the trial data and the designating means is not operating, a request may be made to the server to transmit the demo data.
According to this configuration, the demonstration data recorded in the server can be reproduced as a demonstration when the preview is not performed.

The server is provided with seventh storage means for recording predetermined music data and / or image data as recommendation data recommended to the customer. A request may be made to the server to transmit the recommendation data based on an operation. According to this configuration, it is possible to test-listen the data of the music recording medium recommended by the store, as desired by the customer. In addition, recommended music recording media can be easily introduced at each store. In other words, as a recommended music, when a new song etc. comes out, it is necessary to frequently change the execution program and the listening data, but in this configuration,
Even if a plurality of trial listening devices are connected, only one server needs to be changed, and the trouble of changing the server can be saved.

[0023] The control means of the listening machine, when listening to the running of the execution program, the setting of the operation unit operated by the customer in the listening machine, from the execution program so that the setting is different from before execution of the execution program If the feature is that it can be changed by an instruction, the customer wants to operate various keys, so that the usage of the listening machine can be increased.

[0024] A plurality of the listening machines may be connected to one server, and the listening data includes
It may be characterized in that a jacket photograph of each music recording medium is included.

[0025]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a music recording medium trial listening system according to the present invention, and based on this, the overall configuration of the system will be described. The music recording medium trial listening system 20 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a trial listening system) is a system to be installed in a store that sells a music recording medium such as a CD (hereinafter, simply, referred to as a music media).

The trial listening system 20 comprises a server 22 on which trial listening data is recorded, and a plurality of trial listening devices 24 connected to the server 22 via a communication line 19. The server 22 is disposed in the backyard 23 of the store, and is provided so that only the employees of the store can operate. On the other hand, the plurality of listening devices 24 are arranged at predetermined positions in the store 27, respectively, and are provided so that customers who visit the store can use them. Symbol 25
Is a hub. The hub 25 connects a plurality of communication lines 19 from a plurality of listening devices 24 to the server 22.

Next, the configuration of the server 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. The server 22 is an HDD
Server body 3 having (hard disk drive) 34
0, a monitor 32 as display means, and input means 31 such as a keyboard and a mouse (not shown). The HDD 34 provided in the server main body 30 is a first, a second, a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh storage unit described in the claims. Therefore, in the HDD 34, an execution program for reproducing trial data, trial data including music and images of music media, an initial program for controlling the operation of the trial device when the trial data is not reproduced, and a trial listening program. Demo data that is automatically played when not in use, and recommended data that introduces music media recommended by stores are recorded. A plurality of HDDs 34 may be provided for one server 22.

In the present specification, the data for trial listening is a concept including both music data and image data. However, since the music data and the image data are originally completely separate data (in this embodiment, the music data is MP
3 formats, image data in JPEG format and HDD
34 is not used in the sense that the two data are united into one.

The operation of the entire server 30 is controlled by the CPU 36. The CPU 36 includes a storage unit (R
OM) based on a control program recorded in advance. The CPU 36 searches for programs and data in the HDD 34. For this reason, the search means referred to in the claims is defined here as CP
U36. Reference numeral 38 denotes a transmission / reception unit. Transceiver 3
Reference numeral 8 is provided so that a communication line 19 for communicating with the listening device 24 is connected and data communication with the listening device 24 can be performed.

Next, the configuration of the listening device 24 will be described. First, the external structure of the listening machine will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 40 denotes a monitor composed of, for example, a color liquid crystal. The monitor 40 displays a jacket photo of the music media being listened to, the currently playing music, and the like. Reference numeral 42 is a function key.
The function keys 42 are provided so that a recommendation screen as described later can be called and a display of a next page / previous page can be selected. The ten keys 44 are provided so that a title can be selected on the recommendation screen. Reference numeral 46 is a volume control key.
By operating this key, the customer can listen to the music at a desired volume. Play / stop / fwd ・ b of music being auditioned
The ack or the like is performed using the reproduction-related key 48. A known barcode reader 50 is provided below the listening device 24. The barcode is read by holding the barcode over the barcode reader 50.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the inside of the listening device. The CPU 52 is control means referred to in the claims. The CPU 52 includes a storage unit (RO) (not shown).
The operation of the entire listening device is controlled based on a control program recorded in advance in M). The designating means 50 is a part for designating the music media that the customer wants to listen to. Specifically, it is a barcode reader as described above. The storage unit 54 includes a RAM, a hard disk, and the like, and is provided for temporarily recording a program or data received from the server 22. Code 56
Is a transmission / reception unit. The transmission / reception unit 56 is connected to the communication line 19 and provided so as to perform data communication with the server 22.

The reproducing means 58 reproduces the data for trial listening. The specific playback means is a concept including the monitor 40 and the speaker (not shown) described in FIG. The operation unit 59 is a concept including all the parts that can be operated by the customer, and all the keys shown in FIG.
9 are included.

Next, an outline of the music recording medium preview method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition,
In the following description, the music data and the image data will be described as being separate from each other, rather than the data for trial listening.

First, the customer wants to listen to music media 2
1 is brought to the listening device 24, and the barcode reader 50 provided in the listening device 24 reads the barcode attached to the music media 21. Then, the read barcode is notified from the preview device 24 to the server 22 (). The server 22 transmits an execution program for reproducing the music data and the image data of the music medium 21 indicated by the barcode to the listening device 24 (). The listening device 24 receives the execution program transmitted from the server 22.

The listening device 24 reads the file name of the image data described in the received execution program, and requests the corresponding image data to the server 22 (). The server 22 receives the request for the image data from the listening device 24, and transmits the corresponding image data to the listening device 24 (). Next, the listening device 24 further reads the file name of the music data described in the execution program and requests the server 22 for the corresponding music data (). In response to the request from the listening device 24, the server 22 transmits the corresponding music data to the listening device 24 (). Then, the listening device 24 reproduces the image data and the music data based on the control of the received execution program.

As described above, at the time of the trial listening, the trial listening machine 24 transmits not only the image data and the music data but also the execution program for reproducing them to the server 2.
I take in from two. For this reason, the server 22
If a different execution program is used for each music medium, an image layout on a monitor at the time of reproducing an image can be made different depending on the music.

Further, when the execution program is being previewed, the operation of the operation section 59 may be made different from a normal operation (when not listening). This operation is described in the execution program, and is controlled by the listening machine running the execution program. For example, if any of the function keys 44 can be operated to move the position of the image on the monitor 40 during the trial listening, the customer's enjoyment of the trial listening can be increased. If these operations are set on the execution program so as to be different for each music medium, it is also possible to perform a key operation in accordance with each music medium.

Next, an embodiment of a music recording medium audition method using a music recording medium audition system to allow a customer visiting a store to audition a music media will be described with reference to FIGS.
A description will be given based on the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the power of the listening device 24 is turned on, the system of the listening device 24 starts up (step S100).
Next, in step S102, the listening device 24 requests the server 22 for the initial program. Server 22
On the side, upon receiving a request from the listening device 24, step S1 is executed.
In steps 04 and S106, an initial program is searched from the HDD 34, and the searched initial program is transmitted to the listening device 24.

In step S 108, the listening device 24 stores the initial program sent from the server 22 in the storage unit 54. Next, the process proceeds to step S110, and the listening device 24 requests the server 22 for demonstration data. In steps S112 and S114, the server 22 receives the request for the demonstration data from the
Demo data is retrieved from the HDD 34 and transmitted to the listening device 24. In step S116, the listening device 24 receives the demonstration data. Then, in step S108, the listening device 24 reproduces the demonstration data based on the initial program received in S108. Here, the demonstration data includes a still image such as a landscape image or a notice from a store.

The reproduction of the demonstration data is continuously performed unless the trial listening mode or the recommended mode is executed. That is, in step S120, if the recommended mode key is pressed, the process proceeds to recommended mode A. If not, step S122 is performed.
Move to In step S122, the listening device 24 detects whether the barcode has been scanned. If the barcode has been scanned in step S122, the mode shifts to B, which is the listening mode. If the mode is not shifted to the recommendation mode and the trial listening mode, the process returns to step S118 to repeat the reproduction of the demonstration data.

Next, the recommended mode of FIG. 5 will be described. The recommendation mode is a mode in which a transition can be made by pressing the recommendation mode key as described above, and the music media recommended by the store can be previewed. First,
In step S200, the preview device 24 requests the server 22 for recommendation data. The server 22 that has received the request searches the HDD 34 for recommended data in step S202, and transmits the recommended data to the listening device 24 in step 204.

The preview device 24 that has received the recommendation data from the server 22 in step S206,
At 8, the recommended data is reproduced based on the initial program. Next, in step S210, it is detected whether the barcode has been scanned or the preview mode key has been pressed. If the bar code is scanned or the preview mode key is pressed, the mode shifts to the B preview mode.

Next, the trial listening mode of FIG. 6 will be described. The trial listening mode is started when the customer causes the barcode reader 50 to read a barcode. Listening machine 24
Transfers the read barcode to the server 22 in step S300. The server 22 determines in step S30
In 2, the HDD 34 searches for an execution program corresponding to the transferred barcode. Step S3
In 04, the server 22 transmits the searched execution program to the listening device 24.

In step S306, the listening program 24 temporarily stores the transmitted execution program in the storage means 54. Next, in step S308, the listening machine 24
Execute the execution program. Then, the process shifts to step S310 to request the server 22 for image data corresponding to the music medium described in the execution program.

Upon receiving the request for the image data, the server 22
In step S312, the requested image data is retrieved from the HDD. In step S314, the server 22 transmits the searched image data to the listening device 24. In step S316, the listening device 24 determines
The transmitted image data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 54. Subsequently, the listening device 24 proceeds to step S3.
At 18, the server 22 requests the server 22 for music data corresponding to the music media described in the execution program.

The server 22 searches for music data from the hard disk in response to the request from the listening device 24 in step S320, and transmits the searched music data to the listening device 24 in step S322. In step S324, the preview device 24 temporarily stores the transmitted music data in the storage unit 54, and then in step S326
To reproduce the image data and the music data based on the execution program. When the reproduction of the music data is completed, the process proceeds to C. In C, the demo mode is set again, and the demo data is repeatedly reproduced. This concludes the description of the audition method.

In the above-described listening system and listening method, the server and the listening machine are both provided in the store. However, the audition system and the audition method of the present invention are not limited to such an arrangement of the server and the audition device, and the server is located outside the store (for example, a headquarters that manages the store without visiting the customer). May be arranged. In this case, the communication line may be formed in a circuit network (for example, the Internet) as described in the related art. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide such that a single server is connected to the listening devices of a plurality of stores.

In the above-described trial listening system and the trial listening method, an embodiment in which a plurality of trial listening devices are connected to one server has been described, but the number of trial listening devices is one.
There may be one or more.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Of course.

[0051]

According to the music recording medium audition method and music recording medium audition system of the present invention, it is not necessary to previously install an execution program for reproducing the audition data in the audition machine. Performs the playback operation of the preview data based on the execution program transmitted each time from the server, so if the execution program created for each music recording medium has a screen layout created for each music, Various screen layouts can be made for each music recording medium. Also, the operation method of the operation unit such as the playback key of the listening machine can be changed to various methods according to each music. Furthermore, when customizing such as changing the content of the execution program for each store, even if a plurality of listening machines are connected to one server, changing the execution program in the server will make it possible for each of the plurality of listening machines. Since there is no need to change the program, it is possible to easily customize the program without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a music recording medium preview system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the appearance of the listening device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a listening device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a music recording medium trial listening method according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a music recording medium preview method in further detail.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a music recording medium trial listening method when the trial listening device is in a recommended mode.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a music recording medium trial listening method when the trial listening device is in a trial listening mode.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a conventional music recording medium preview system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Communication line 20 Music recording medium preview system 21 Music recording medium 22 Server 23 Store backyard 24 Listening machine 25 Hub 27 Store 30 Server body 31 Input means (keyboard etc.) 32 Display means (monitor) 34 Storage means (HDD) 36 , 52 control means (CPU) 38, 56 transmitting / receiving section 40 monitor 42 function key 44 numeric keypad 46 volume control key 48 reproduction-related key 50 designation means (bar code reader) 54 storage means (RAM, etc.) 58 reproduction means (monitor, speaker, etc.) ) 59 Operation unit

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Claims (10)

[Claims] The present invention relates to a music recording medium preview method for reproducing trial data on a music recording medium designated by a customer, using a trial listening machine and a server on which trial listening data to be reproduced by the trial listening machine are recorded. Requesting, from a server, a listening device, which has been designated a music recording medium by a customer, to a server, for listening data of the designated music recording medium, and an execution program for controlling a reproduction operation of the listening data. Transmitting the execution program and the trial data to the listening machine by the server that has received the request; and the listening machine receiving the execution program and the listening data transmitted from the server, according to the reproduction operation by the execution program. Reproducing the data for trial listening. 2. A music recording medium audition method for playing back audition data on a music recording medium specified by a customer using a listening machine and a server on which audition data to be reproduced by the audition machine is recorded. Receiving a request from the server for an execution program for controlling a reproduction operation of the data for trial listening of the designated music recording medium by the listening machine designated by the customer for the music recording medium; A step in which the server sends the execution program to the listening machine, and a listening machine that receives the execution program sent from the server, requests the server for the listening data described in the execution program, A step in which the server receiving the request transmits the trial data to a trial listening device; and Music recording medium listen method characterized by including the steps of raw. 3. A listening machine having a designation means for designating a music recording medium which a customer wants to listen to and a reproduction means for reproducing trial data corresponding to the music recording medium designated by the designation means. A music storage medium listening system connected to a listening machine via a communication line, wherein a first storage means in which an execution program for controlling an operation of reproducing the listening data of each music recording medium is recorded; A second storage unit on which the medium for trial listening data is recorded; and the first storage unit for executing the execution program corresponding to the music recording medium designated by the designation unit of the trial listening device; and the trial listening data. And a transmitting unit for transmitting the searched execution program and the listening data to a listening machine. A third storage unit for recording the execution program transmitted from the server; a fourth storage unit for recording the trial data transmitted from the server; Control means for extracting and executing an execution program from the storage means of No. 3 and causing the reproduction means to reproduce the trial listening data recorded in the fourth storage means based on the execution program. Music recording media audition system. 4. The music recording medium audition system according to claim 3, wherein said designation means is a bar code reader for reading a bar code attached to the music recording medium. 5. The server is provided with a fifth storage unit in which an initial program for controlling an operation other than the reproduction of the trial data in the trial device is recorded. 5. The music recording medium preview system according to claim 3, wherein after the input, the server is requested to transmit the initial program. 6. The server is provided with a sixth storage unit in which predetermined music data and / or image data is recorded as demonstration data for playing back as a demonstration. And (c) requesting the server to transmit the demonstration data when the listening device is not executing the reproduction of the listening data and the designation means is not operating. The music recording medium preview system according to claim 3, 4 or 5. 7. The server is provided with seventh storage means in which predetermined music data and / or image data is recorded as recommendation data for recommending to a customer. 7. The music recording medium preview system according to claim 3, wherein a request is made to the server to transmit the recommendation data based on a predetermined operation. 8. The control means of the listening machine, wherein at the time of the listening while the execution program is being executed, the setting of the operation unit operated by the customer in the listening machine is different from the setting before execution of the execution program. 3. The method according to claim 3, wherein the change is made according to an instruction from the user.
7. The music recording medium preview system according to 5, 6, or 7. 9. The server according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the listening devices are connected to one server.
9. The music recording medium preview system according to 6, 7, or 8. 10. The music recording medium preview according to claim 3, wherein the preview data includes a jacket photograph of each music recording medium. system.