Device appliances and methods for the diffusion billing payment and playback of digital media contents

• US 20050042983A1
• Filed: 08/26/2002
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Virtual Paper Emedia Solutions GmbH
• Original Assignee: Virtual Paper Emedia Solutions GmbH
• Inventors: Borgward, Glenn Rolus
• Application Number:
  US10/487,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20050042983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.60
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2135 Metering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices

Abstract

Mobile device for transmitting and/or storing and/or displaying data, having a two-part structure composed of a display and operator control part and a wearable computer, it being possible to connect the display and operator control part and operator control part and wearable computer via a wirebound or wirefree data connection, and it being possible to use the display and operator control part as an independent terminal (for example telephone, PDA, media player or remote control).

Claims

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43. A mobile device for transmitting and/or storing and/or displaying data, having a two-part structure composed of a display and operator control part and a portable wearable computer, it being possible to connect the display and operator control part and wearable computer via a wirebound or wirefree data connection (for example Bluetooth), and it being possible to use the display and operator control part as an independent terminal (for example as a telephone, as a PDA, as a media player and/or as a remote control).

44. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the wearable computer has a memory for storing digital items.

45. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the wearable computer has a memory for storing PDA-typical data such as addresses, telephone numbers, appointments, tasks and the like.

46. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the display and operator control part has a memory for storing PDA typical data such as addresses, telephone numbers, appointments, tasks and the like, the content of which memory is synchronized with the memory of the wearable computer when a data connection is set up to the wearable computer.

47. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the display and operator control part and/or the wearable computer has a connection module for connecting to mobile or fixed playback devices.

48. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the display and operator control part and/or the wearable computer have a smartcard reader.

49. The mobile device as claimed in claim 48, wherein the smartcard reader has the purpose of holding a PCMCIA module which has at least a data memory for storing at least a license and/or a decoder and/or a limiter and/or a use history and/or a credit and/or a player and/or a browser and/or a multimedia item.

50. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the display and operator control part and/or the wearable computer have a clock module or can be connected to one.

51. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the display and operator control part and/or the wearable computer can be connected, for data transmission purposes, to a mobile radio network or to a fixed network.

52. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein when the display and operator control part is used as a remote control it communicates with different types of terminals.

53. The mobile device as claimed in claim 52, wherein the display and operator control part displays, on a display, symbols of the terminals in whose range it is located.

54. The mobile device as claimed in claim 43, wherein the display and operator control part can be alternatively or simultaneously connected to a fixed station, which can also have all the features of the wearable computer.

55. The mobile device as claimed in claim 54, wherein the fixed station is provided with a memory and a connection interface for a DRM module for managing access rights for digital media content.

56. A mobile device according to claim 43, further comprising a data processing device, the data processing device having a data carrier having a memory area for storing user-specific data, at least one further memory area for storing use times and/or use data quantities of media items which are used online or offline, and at least one data terminal having a device for holding the data carrier, having at least one data input device and at least one data output device and having a connection device for connecting to a digital data network.

57. The mobile device as claimed in claim 56, wherein the data terminal has at least one memory for storing a media item.

58. The mobile device as claimed in claim 56, wherein the data carrier contains a memory area for storing user-specific charge scheme data.

59. The mobile device as claimed in claim 56, wherein the data carrier has a memory area for storing at least one address of an online portal.

60. A display and operator control part for a mobile device, where the mobile device is for transmitting and/or storing and/or displaying data, the display and control part comprising a two-part housing which has a housing lower part and a housing upper part, at least one of the housing parts having a display, and it being possible to activate different operator control functions by moving the two housing parts in relation to one another from a closed position into an opened position, wherein one of the housing parts has an opening which permits the display in the other housing part also to be used in the closed position.

61. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein the housing parts are arranged so as to be pivotable with respect to one another.

62. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein in the closed position the housing upper part leaves at least one operator control element on the housing lower part uncovered.

63. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein the opening in the housing upper part is covered by a transparent panel.

64. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein operator control elements are arranged on the inside of the housing upper part.

65. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein the housing upper part can be fastened in different positions on the housing lower part for right-handed or left-handed operation.

66. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein the housing upper part has the functions of a mobile telephone.

67. The mobile device as claimed in claim 60, wherein the housing lower part has the functions of a PDA and/or of a universal remote control.

68. A method for displaying, for requesting, transmitting and/or billing digital media content, according to the following method steps:

providing a two-part structure comprised of a display and operator control part and a portable wearable computer part,

connecting the display and operator control part and wearable computer part via a wire-bound or wire-free data connection,

a media directory and/or a search engine for selecting items is made available via an online portal,

an item or a plurality of desired items are selected by the user via the online portal,

the item or the items are transmitted to the user for direct online use and/or for storage for later offline use,

the online uses and the offline uses are registered by an electronic data processing device at the user end,

the recorded use data is transmitted to a billing portal.

69. The method as claimed in claim 68, wherein the item or items are transmitted to the user via an online data line.

70. The method as claimed in claim 68, wherein the item or items are transmitted to the user in encrypted form, and in that the electronic data processing device has a decryption program or decryption module.

71. The method as claimed in claim 68, wherein the transmission of recorded use data to the billing portal from the data processing device is carried out when the media directory and/or the search engine is next selected.

72. The method as claimed in claim 68, wherein the electronic data processing device has a data carrier which can be inserted and removed, preferably in the form of a card which is provided with an electronic memory.

73. The method as claimed in claim 72, wherein the data carrier has a memory area for the preferred selection of a specific online portal with a provider-specific media directory and/or a provider-specific search engine.

74. The method as claimed in claim 68, wherein the online portal has at least one connection to a further online portal and/or to the billing portal.

75. The method as claimed in claim 68, wherein when billing data is transmitted the use of items in terms of time and/or quantity is used by the billing portal to calculate a charge scheme which is adapted to the scope of use, and the new charge scheme data is transmitted to the data processing device and/or to the removable data carrier which interacts with said device.

76. The method of claim 68, further comprising the following method steps:

providing a data carrier having a memory area for storing user-specific data, at least one further memory area for storing use times and/or use data quantities of media items which are used online or offline, and

providing at least one data terminal having a device for holding the data carrier, having at least one data input device and at least one data output device and having a connection device for connecting to a digital data network.

77. The method as claimed in claim 76, wherein the data terminal has at least one memory for storing a media item.

78. The method as claimed in claim 76, wherein the data carrier contains a memory area for storing user-specific charge scheme data.

79. The method as claimed in claim 76, wherein the data carrier has a memory area for storing at least one address of an online portal.

80. A data carrier having a memory area for storing user-specific data and having at least one further memory area for storing use times and/or use data quantities of media items which are used online or offline.

81. A data processing device having a memory card which changes its status as a result of use.

82. A data processing device having a memory card which contains charge scheme rules for the transmission and/or use of digital media content.

83. The data processing device as claimed in claim 82, wherein the charge scheme rules on the memory card are superimposed on or erase other rules which are stored in the digital item.

84. A device for distributing and using digital media content, comprising:

a) at least one content server for storing and making available digital media content,

b) at least one client for using digital media contents,

c) the content server being capable of transmitting digital media content to the client via a data network,

d) the server having an identification and authentication component with which it is possible for a user to be identified and authenticated with respect to the server,

e) the server having an item list memory in which in each case at least one user-specific item list for at least one user is stored,

f) the user-specific item list containing characteristic data of items which can be transmitted to the client by the content server.

85. A device for distributing and using digital media content, comprising:

a) at least one content server for storing and making available digital media content,

b) at least one client for using digital media contents,

c) the content server being capable of transmitting digital media content to the client via a data network,

d) the client having an identification and authentication component with which it is possible for a user to be identified and authenticated with respect to the server,

e) the client having an item list memory in which in each case at least one user-specific item list for at least one user is stored,

f) the user-specific item list containing characteristic data of items which can be transmitted to the client by the content server.

86. A method for selling data carriers having digitally coded items recorded on them, comprising the following steps:

a) the digitally coded items are provided for paid online use by at least one user,

b) at least one digitally coded item is used by the at least one user,

c) at least one reproduction element of the data carrier is sold to the at least one user,

d) the purchase price of the reproduction element of the data carrier being reduced as a function of the paid online use which has taken place before the purchase.

87. A method for the online use of digitally coded items, comprising the following steps:

a) reproduction elements of data carriers having at least one digitally coded item recorded thereon are provided,

b) at least one data carrier is sold,

c) a specific, uniquely defined identifier being assigned to each purchasing transaction,

d) the uniquely defined identifier is assigned to an online user,

e) the digitally coded items are provided for paid online use, the use by that online user to whom the uniquely defined identifier is assigned being at a reduced rate or being free of charge.

88. A method for distributing digital content in the broadcast mode via a data channel, comprising the following steps:

a) a sequence of trailer blocks is output on the data channel during a first time window, each trailer block being assigned a specific digital item in advance;

b) individual trailer blocks are marked interactively by a user;

c) a sequence of digital items is output on the data channel during a second time window which is discontinuous with respect to the first time window, each item for which a trailer has been output during the first time window being output at least once in the broadcast mode;

d) all those digital items which are associated with one of the trailer blocks which are marked interactively by the user are selectively filtered out, downloaded and stored locally; and

e) the downloaded digital items are played back.