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`1.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier comprising:
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`an interface for reading and writing data from and to the portable data carrier;
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`content data memory, coupled to the interface, for storing one or more content
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`data items on the carrier;
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`use rule memory to store one or more use rules for said one or more content data
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`a program store storing code implementable by a processor; and a processor
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`coupled to the content data memory, the use rule memory, the interface and to the program store
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`for implementing code in the program store,
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`wherein the code comprises code for storing at least one content data item in the
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`content data memory and at least one use rule in the use rule memory.
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`2.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein the code
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`further comprises code to provide access to the at least one content data item in accordance with
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`the at least one use rule
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`wherein the code to provide access to the content data item permits access to the
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`content data item in accordance with the use rule and the use status.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 3) wherein the status
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`memory comprises non-volati 1e status memory.
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`5.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein the code
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`further comprises code to provide access to the at least one content data item and code to provide
`access to the use rule.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 5, further
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`comprising non-volatile status memory defining a use status of the at least one content data item
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`stored on the data carrier, and
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`wherein the code further comprises code to provide access to the use status of the
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`at least one content data item stored on the data carrier.
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`7.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 1. further
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`comprising payment data memory to store payment data and code to provide the payment data to
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`a payment validation system.
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`8.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 7, wherein code to
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`provide payment to the payment validation system comprises code to provide the identification
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`data identifying the user of the portable data carrier to the payment validation system.
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`9.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 8, further
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`comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM) portion storing the identification data identifying
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`the user of the portable data.
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`10.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 9, wherein the
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`identifying the user comprises identifying the user to a network operator.
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`11.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 7, wherein the
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`payment data comprises credit card data.
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`12.
`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 10, wherein the
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`code to provide payment to the payment validation system comprises code to provide the
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`payment data and/or identification data to the network operator.
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`13.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim. 1 further comprising
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`content location data defining a pointer to an external content provider.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 13 wherein the
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`pointer comprises a URL for the external content provider.
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`15.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 1, further
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`comprising a content access PIN memory store to store a PIN number for controlling access to
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`the content data memory.
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`16.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 1, wherein the code
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`further comprises code for encrypting the at least one content data item before storing the least
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`one content data item in the content data memory.
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`17.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier as claimed in claim 7, further
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`comprising payment PIN memory store to store a PIN number for controlling access to the
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`payment data memory.
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`18.
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`(Previously Presented) A portable data carrier comprising a mobile
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`communications device subscriber identity module (SIM) card device, wherein the SIM card
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`device provides network access to a mobile communications network for the mobile
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`connnunications device and includes:
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`an. interface for reading and writing data from and to the portable data carrier;
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`content data memory, coupled to the interface, for stoning content data items on
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`the carrier;
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`use rule memory to store use rules for said content data items,
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`19.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier comprising a mobile communications
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`device SIM card device as claimed in claim 18, configured to store an address for downloading
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`said content data items from a data supplier over said mobile connnunications network.
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`20.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier comprising a mobile communications
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`device SIM card device as claimed in claim 18, further comprising status memory to store for
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`storing a use status of the content data item stored on the data carrier.
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`21.
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`(Original) A portable data carrier comprising:
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`use rule memory to store one or more use rules for a