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A terminal is provided at which a user can selectively preview or order a videocassette. The terminal comprises customer identification means for receiving information relative to the user; mode selection means enabling the user to choose a preview or order mode; cassette selection means for selecti

A terminal is provided at which a user can selectively preview or order a videocassette. The terminal comprises customer identification means for receiving information relative to the user; mode selection means enabling the user to choose a preview or order mode; cassette selection means for selecting and identifying a desired videocassette; terminal control means including a memory coupled to the customer identification means and the cassette selection means to receive and store information representative of the user, the data, and the selected videocassettes. Vending means are provided for storing a plurality of videocassettes and for selectively vending the selected videocassette; and vending control means are coupled to the terminal control means for communicating the information between the memory and the vending means to command the vending of the selected videocassette when the order mode has been selected. Preview display means coupled to the terminal control means receive the information and display a trailer corresponding to the selected videocassette when the preview mode has been selected.

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A terminal at which a user can selectively preview or order a videocassette, said terminal comprising, customer identification means for receiving information relative to the user; mode selection means enabling the user to choose a preview or order mode; cassette selection means for selecting and id

A terminal at which a user can selectively preview or order a videocassette, said terminal comprising, customer identification means for receiving information relative to the user; mode selection means enabling the user to choose a preview or order mode; cassette selection means for selecting and identifying a desired videocassette; terminal control means including a memory coupled to said customer identification means and said cassette selection means to receive and store information representative of the user, the data, and the selected videocassettes; vending means for storing a plurality of videocassettes and for selectively vending the selected videocassette; vending control means coupled to said terminal control means for communicating said information between said memory and said vending means to command the vending of the selected videocassette when the order mode has been selected; and preview display means coupled to said terminal control means for receiving said information and displaying a trailer corresponding to the selected videocassette when the preview mode has been selected.