Distributing digital content
First Claim
1. A system for distributing digital content, comprising:
- a local storage medium configured to store at least two separate digital contents;
a local digital content reader configured to read the digital contents stored on the local storage medium and to upload the digital content to a local display screen;
a remote digital content enabler configured to enable access to the digital contents stored on the local storage medium; and
a transmission medium, the local digital content reader configured to transmit a request signal through the transmission medium to the digital content enabler to request access to at least one of the digital contents and the remote digital content enabler configured to transmit an enabler signal through the transmission medium to the local digital content reader to enable the local digital content reader to read at least one of the digital contents.
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Abstract
The method and apparatus for distributing digital content includes a local storage medium, a local digital content reader, a remote digital content enabler, and a transmission medium. The local digital content reader transmits a request signal through the transmission medium to the remote digital content enabler requesting an enabler signal to unlock the digital content stored on the local storage medium. The remote digital content enabler processes the request signal and then transmits the enabler signal back to the local digital content reader. The enabler signal enables the local digital content reader to read at least one of the digital contents stored on the local storage medium.
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72 Claims
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1. A system for distributing digital content, comprising:
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a local storage medium configured to store at least two separate digital contents;
a local digital content reader configured to read the digital contents stored on the local storage medium and to upload the digital content to a local display screen;
a remote digital content enabler configured to enable access to the digital contents stored on the local storage medium; and
a transmission medium, the local digital content reader configured to transmit a request signal through the transmission medium to the digital content enabler to request access to at least one of the digital contents and the remote digital content enabler configured to transmit an enabler signal through the transmission medium to the local digital content reader to enable the local digital content reader to read at least one of the digital contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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18. A method for distributing digital content, comprising the steps of:
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storing at least two separate digital contents on a local storage medium;
transmitting a request signal from a local digital content reader to a remote digital content enabler over a transmission medium to request access to at least one of the digital contents;
receiving an enabler signal at the local digital content reader from the remote digital content enabler over the transmission medium to enable the local digital content reader to access at least one of the digital contents stored on the local storage medium; and
reading at least one of the digital contents stored on the local storage medium.
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29. A system for displaying digital content from a remote server and a local storage medium, comprising:
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a local storage medium configured to store a first portion of the digital content;
a local digital content reader configured to read the first portion of the digital content stored on the local storage medium;
a remote server configured to store digital content and for enabling access to the first portion of the digital content stored on the local storage medium;
a transmission medium, the local digital content reader configured to transmit a request signal from the local digital content reader to the remote server requesting access to a second portion of the digital content, the remote server configured to transmit an enabler signal from the remote server to the local digital content reader to enable the first portion of the digital content stored on the local storage medium, and the remote server configured to transmit the second portion of the digital content to the local digital content reader;
an input device for inputting data to the local digital content reader; and
a local display for displaying both the first and second portions of the digital content.
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48. A method for displaying digital content from a remote server and a local storage medium, comprising the steps of:
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storing a first portion of the digital content on a local storage medium;
storing a second portion of the digital content on a remote server;
transmitting a request signal from a local digital content reader to the remote server over a transmission medium;
receiving an enabler signal and the second portion of the digital content at the local digital content reader from the remote server over the transmission medium;
using the enabler signal to access the first portion of the digital content stored on the local storage medium;
uploading the first and second portion of the digital content from the local digital content reader to a local display; and
displaying the first and second portion of the digital content on the display.
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58. A local digital content reader, comprising:
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a local storage medium configured to store a first portion of a digital content;
a communication device configured to transmit a request signal from the local digital content reader to a remote server over a transmission medium and to receive an enabler signal and a second portion of the digital content from the remote server over the transmission medium; and
a central processing unit configured to receive the enabler signal and, upon receipt, to access the first portion of the digital content stored on the local storage medium and to then upload the first and second portions of the digital content to a local display.
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68. A remote server, comprising:
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a remote storage medium configured to store digital content;
a communication device configured to;
receive a request signal from a local digital content reader over a transmission medium;
transmit an enabler signal to a local digital content reader over the transmission medium to access a first portion of the digital content stored on a local storage medium;
transmit a second portion of the local digital content stored on the remote storage medium to the local digital content reader over the transmission medium; and
a central processing unit configured to access the second portion of digital content from the remote storage medium.
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