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`This invention is generaiiy concerned with data storage and access systems. More '
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`partiouiariy, it relates to a porta’bieoata oaoier for storing and paying for data and to
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`computer systems for providing access to data to be: stored. The invention also includes
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`corresponding methods and computer programs. The invention is particulariy useful for
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`managing stored audio and video data, but may aim be applied to storage and access of
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`text and sofiware, including games, as weii as other types of data,
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`Once pmbiem associated with the increasingiy wide use ofthe intense! is the growing ‘
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`been published on the Internet it is difficnit to police access to and use of it by interned
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`o usors who may not even reaiise that it is pirateé. This is a pmicuia: probiem with audio
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`recordings, and, once the bandwidth béoomes available, is aiso iikeiy to be evident with
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`Over the past three or four years compressed nudio sources have bosom: increasingly
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`compressed audio information such as speech car-music. It relies on psycho~acoustic
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`According to the present inventiun there is therefere provided a method of providing
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`portable data comprising providing a porlable data garage device comprising
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`iogefiher ailews the legitimate owners of the data to snake the data available themselves
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`over the internal wimoul fear of loss of revenue, thus undennining the position of data
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`pirates.
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`A funher advantage of the system is the: it allows users under the age of 18 to make
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`inter-net purchases. Currently inter-net users pay for goods andfor services by credit card.
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`Since credit cards cannot be legitimately be used by persons under the age of 1% (ti: least
`in the UK}, a significant fraction of etlvenmmus interact users are exeluécd from 9*
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`commerce. one of the mesi significant predicted uses of the inter-net. In one
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`embodiment of the invention hewever, the payment validation means comprises e-cash -
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`that is the payment validation means stores transacfien value information an a cash
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`value of transactions vaiidatabie by the data storage means. in simpie terms, the data
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`I storage means can be a card which is charged up to a desired cash value (if necessm
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`iimitod to a maximmn value) at a suitable terminal. This might be an internal access
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`terminal but could, more simply, be a device to accept the data storage card and to
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`receive and count money deposited by the user to charge the card, writing update cash
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`value information onto the card‘ More sophisticated ways of updating the cash voiue on
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`the card are also possibie, such as éirect bank transfer. Since. with this type of
`embodiment, tho data storage means is, essontially, prechorged with cash rather than
`acting as. a credit card it can be used by young peopie without fine risk oftheir imam-ring
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`In one embodiment the data storage means is powered by the retrieval device when it is
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`connected to the device and retains a memory of the ctovmloaded data whenrit is
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`unpowered. This can be achieved by the use of Flash RAM or, more generaliy, any
`form of programmabie read-oniy memory. Attemotiveiy the strata storage means rrtay
`incorporate a rechargeable ceii or capacitor and store information in battery backed-up
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`Vstatic RAM.
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`The downioadod fiata maybe entered into the data storage device by moansof an
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`interface such as a magneticaiiy or capacitativeiy coupled connection or an opticat
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`connection, but preforabiy the interface comprises contacts for direct electricai
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`. connection to the storage means. The payment validation means may likewise have one
`of a variety of interfaces but again preforabiy comprises a set of eioctrica! contacts. The
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`payment validation means couldfi howovcr comprise a magnetic or holographic data-
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`strip such as is known for use with cmtiit cords and phone cards. The interface to
`receive the dowrtloaded data may be separate from the interface to the pajrment
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`validation means, to faciiitate separate and simultaneous access to both these systems;
`In other embodiments a singie interface may serve for both data storage and payment
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`Advantag‘eousiy the payment validation means inchtdes a memory storing information
`to identify tho person who is paying for the downioadcd data.
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`For additional security the downloeded data may be encrypted. In this case date.
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`decryption may 7tee necessary at some stage, either in the data storage means or in the _
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`retrievai device or in an information deiivering apparatus such as a data access terminal.
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`Aitemativeiy the data decryptlen flirtation can be shared amongst one or more of these
`devices. The skilled person will be aware ofe range of suitabie encryptionfdecryption
`techniques including Pretty Good Privacy (Registered Trade Mark) and PKI {Public Key
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`Irtfrastmeture). Normally when the dowriioeded data is encrypted edeeryption key must
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`be supplied. This can be generated automatically'by-the data access terrains! or date
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`eccess service provider or it can be entered by the user into the data access tennirtai or
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`into the mobile data retrievai device;
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`The data storage means andfor the retrieval device can be provider! with access contr'oi
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`means to prevent unauthorised access to the downioadeti data. Additionally or
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`alternatively; use control means can be provided to stop or provide only limited access
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`of the user to the domloaded data in adcordartce with the amount paid. These access
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`and use control functions may in some embodiments be combined; permitted use
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`controiling access or permitted access controlling use. Thus, for example, a complete
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`set of data information reieting to a particular topic, a particular music track, or a
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`particuiar software package might be downloaded, eithough access to pan of the date set .
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`might thereafier be controiied by payments made by a user at a later stage. In this way, a ‘
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`user couid pay to enable an extra level on a game or to enable firrther tracks of an
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`album.
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`In embodiments where the access or use control means is responsive to the payment
`validation means, access or use control infometion may be stored with the downloaded
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`data or in a separate storage area, for example in the payment valitietiort means. The
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`user‘s acceeé to the downioadeti data could edvemegeottsty be responsive to the
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`payment italidation means, for example, by means of a control line coupling the
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`payment vaiiéatien means with a memory access or decryption contmi element.
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`In one embodiment the (iota storage means comprises an electronic memory card or
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`smart card and the moblle data retrieval device is provided with a slot to receive the
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`semi. From-ably the card is a push~fit within the retrieval device, and retention of the
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`card may be effected by pressme fiom electrical interface comections andlor resilience
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`. of the housing, or by using a resilient retaining means. In a preferred embodiment the
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`retfisval‘devloe includes an audio output and a display, to play a downloaded track and
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`to show information about the track sodfor an accompsnfing video,
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`To domload data onto the data storage means the user can employ a data access
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`terminal coupled to the interact. The terminal can directly validate payment - for
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`example in the case of e smart card charged with electronic cash it can deduct a cash
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`value from the card. Altematix‘rely it cart mmunicate with a bank or other financial
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`services provider to control payment, In a preferred embodiment, however, the terminal
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`connects to a data access service provider which provides a portal to other sites and
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`which validates payment and then {onwards data from a data supplier to the user’s local
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`access terminal. The data access service provider may alternatively forward payment
`validation information andfor information from the paymertt validation authority to the
`data sopplier for control bythc supplier of the data supplied. "l'l'msy access to the
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`payment validation system andfor data for downloading may be entirely controlled by
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`the data supplier.
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`Data held on the data storage means may aovamegeously include data relating to the
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`user’s or payer‘s usage of the system This information may include, for example,
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`information on a user‘s spending pattern, information on data suppliers used and
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`information on the downloaded data. This information may be'aceessed by the 6am
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`supplier and/or dots access servéco provider and can be used for targeted marketing or
`loyalty-bescd incentive: sol-zeroes such as air miles or the like.
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`The data access tannins] may be a conventional oomputer or, alternatively, it may be a
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`mobile phone. Wireless Application Protocol (WA?) anti i-mode allow mobile phones
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`to efficiently access the interact and this allows a mobile phone to be used to download
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`data to the data 510mg: means, acfvantageousiy, direcfily. The data storage means camif
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`desired, inwrperate the functionality of a mobile phane SIM (Subscriber identity
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`Module) card, wkdeh cards aiready include a. user identification means. to anew use:
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`biiiing finaugh she phone netwark operator.
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`In prefened embodiment the downloaded data is MES or other encoded auéio data, but
`the system finds more general appfication for tamer data types. Fer exampie, dowrfload
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`data can include seftwar'e, and particularly games, share price infermaticn, current news
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`' infometien, transport timetabie information, weather infmafiofi and eatalegue
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`shopping information. The downioaded infometion may aiso include compressed
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`viéee data. The storage capacity of the data storage means is adaptable to suit the type
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`oféata intended to be dewfloeéed - for example, 32 megabytes is sufficient for CD7
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`quality music, but for video it is prefereble mat the data storage means has a capaefity of
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`128 megabytes or greater.
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`In another meet, the invention prevides a portebie data carrier compfising an interfaee
`for reading and writing data from and to the earrief; non-velatile data memory, coupled
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`to the interface, for storing data on the semen nonovoiatile payment data memory,
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`coupled to the interface, for providing payment date ta an extema} device.
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`These features alfiow the dam ean‘ier to store ham payment date and content tiara thus
`b providing the advantages outlined’aboVe. Depending upon the payment system used,
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`the payment data memory may also store code for validating or confinning a payment to
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`an extemai payment system. The payment (feta win nonnaiiy be Einked to card or card
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`homer identification data for payment by the card hoider. The non-veiatiie memory
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`ensures that stared content and payment date is retained in the data carrier when the data
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`carrier is not receiving power from an external source. Thus "nonwolafike"
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`encempasses, for example, Sow—power memury whose contents are retained by} a baflery
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`back—up system. In one embodiment the payment data memary comprises EEPROM
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`and the content date memm'y comprises Flash memozy, but other types of mutant data
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`memory, such as opticai, for exempts, 'hoiogmphic, data memary can exist: he used. The
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`data carrier may also be integrated into other apparams, such. as a mobile
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`cemmunieeticns éeviee.
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`Preferably, the ponebie data carrier fimher comprises a program store storing eerie
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`implementabie by a processor; and a processor, cecpied to the content eats memory, the
`payment date tummy, rhe’ interface arid lathe program store for implementing code in
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`the program store, wherein the code ccmpri see eerie to output payment data from the
`payment date memory to the interfaceend code to provide enema} access-1m the data
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`memory.
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`Normality, the (content) data memory eilcws hath write and read access for both storing
`anti retrieving data, but in some embeciimenrs the come-rat data memory may be read
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`oniy memory. In such embodiments, content may be pre—ieaded onto the carrier and
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`payment may then be made for permission to access the pre-icadeé data.
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`' Preferabiy, the data carrier also stores a record of access made to the content data and
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`updates this in response to extemai access, preferabiy read access, made to, the data
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`memory“ The carrier may aiso store contemese rules pertaining to aliowed use of
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`stored data items. These use mics may be linked to payments made from the care! to-
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`provide payment options such as access to buy content data outright; rental access to
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`content data for a time period or for a specified number of access evems; endlor
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`rental/purchase, fer example where rental use is provided togetherwith an cpticn tc
`perchase semen? {ism at the reduced price afier rental access has expired.
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`Thus where the dais carrier stares, fer exarnpie, music the purchase outright‘ option may
`. ”be equiveiem to {he purchase ofa eempaet disc (CD), preferebiy with some form cf
`content copy protection such as digits} watermarking. In this exnrripie, the rental or '
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`subscriptien payment Option may be a pay-per—play option, and with this cpficn payment
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`may either be before or after access to the stored data so that the carrier may operate in
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`either e debit or Credit payment mace.
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`The portability of the tiara carrier potenriefly ailows it is) be used in access content or. in
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`the exampie, play music without the need to be linked to a mmunfcarions system or to .
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`be ran-line to the intemet. By proviriing a use record memory on the data carrier, use of .
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`the stores! data can be tracked whilst offline and then any necessary payment can be
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`made when the dam carrier is next coupled to a cemmurricarien system. This aliews the
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`' data carrier to cperare in a credit mode. in a debit made, the additiengl storage of use
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`mics facilitates the regulation cf access to cement data stored on the carrier wirhom the
`need for further exchange of paymentiuse data with an external system to valiriate the
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`By combining digital rights management with warren: data storage using a singie carrier
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`the stored content data becomes mobile and can be accessed anywhere whilst retraining
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`centre} over the stored data for the data content pmvider or data copyright owner.
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`Preferabfig the data carrier also stores access control data, such as a user ID and a
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`passwcrd, as the stored data maybe varuable. The access control data may be combined
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`with access central to the payment dam, which is typicafly by means of a PEN (Personai
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`fdenrification Number} to simplify access re veiued content stored on the carrier.
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`In one embodiment the stored cement data is enerypred and-a unique password or PIN
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`and/or biometric data is required for decryptien. The data carrier may be arranged so
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`that the content is erased afier a predetermined number of inwrreet access attempts.
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`Additionaily or aliemarively, a permanently stored fiag'may be set audio: 3 hardware
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`modification (such as a fusable iink)‘may be made to prevent the data‘carfier from
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`functioning for fmflier date storagefreuievai. Preferably, hcwever, access to enysrorcd
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`value/payment data is nevertheiess retained.
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`Suppiememary data may also be stored en the carrier in asmeiatien wiih stored cement
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`data. This suppiementary data. may comprise customer reward management data mdfor
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`advertising data. The suppiernenrary data may comprise a pointer in an external data
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`source from which data is demioafied eisher to the data carrier or to e darn access
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`device or content piayer, so that aeiveriising or ofirer data can be dispiayed when
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`reviewing or accessing the storeé content.
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`Additional dais security and/0r a mechanism far rewarding aperamrs as' éiffertm ievels
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`in the data supply chaixi may be provided using a content synthesis function. The
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`cement synahesis function combines partial content information fiem two or more '
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`sources to previde comm data items for storage and/or output. Thus, for'éxampic, a
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`first percentage of a content data item could be provided by a content mafia: whilst a
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`remainifig percentage some! be provider} by an can-line data supplier. This wuulci
`provide arr incentive for a user to register with a‘coritent retailer or distributor as well as
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`with an (rm-line scheme ewner anti so couid encourage the use of existing retailers and
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`wuld provide a mechanism for paying commission to such retar'Eers. The two ponicins
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`cf dam ccmbined to grovide a cement éaia Elam amid comprise eflCryption data'and a
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`key but preferabiy comprise sepamtc parts ofa compiete data item, for‘exampie, least.
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`significant bits-3nd most significant bits or high frequencies and low frequencies {for
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`audio). This arrangement also facifitates cusicmer reward and loyalty management.
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`In arse emboéimem fire data carrier further comprises memmy fer storing data for I
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`accessing a mabilz communications network, fer example to receive content data over
`the nework; For such an embodiment; the data canier may replace a SIM (Subscriber
`identity Modute} card in a mabile commficafions dévicc, thus providing-a single card
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`for both network access and wheat mutant retrieval and stamgc. Additionaliy or
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`airemafiveiy the card may aiso stare the web address at" a data supplier from whom data
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`may be dawnioaded 0112:: the carrier.
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`The data memory for storing cantent data may be: optic, magnatic or semiconductor
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`' mat-mung, but pmferably comprises Fiasb memory. meerabiy, the data memory has a
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`iarge capacity for storing large data files such as compmsseé video- data. Preferabiy, the
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`data memmy is partitioned for lock access, that is‘ for read audio: write access to blocks
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`ef, for exampka, 1K, 43:, 16?: or 64K databyies for faster dam was, pmicularly where
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`the stored cents-m data will manually be accessed sedan}: as is annually the case with
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`audio and video data. Preferably the zero is configured as 3131C card or smart card and
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`has-a credit cardwtype format, although other formats such as the "memory stick" format
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`may also be used. This provides a small and convenient portable format-and faciliteres
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`removable interfacing with; variety of deyioes.
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`The invention also provides a rotated method of control