Method of and system for authentication downloading
First Claim
1. A method of downloading content from a server to an electronic device, comprising:
- storing authentication data on a removable memory, wherein the authentication data includes a predetermined level of content access;
accessing the server with the electronic device;
authenticating the removable memory by reading the authentication data from the removable memory; and
downloading the content from the server to the removable memory according to the predetermined level of content access.
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Abstract
A method of and system for authorization and authentication downloading utilizes a removable memory having a set of authentication data. A user accesses a server with a handheld electronic device via a wireless Internet connection. The removable memory includes the set of authentication data. The handheld electronic device includes an interface to connect to the Internet when the removable memory is inserted into the handheld electronic device and a connection is formed with a server, using the set of authentication data, the server is able to authenticate the removable memory automatically without the user interfacing personally with the server. The server authenticates downloading to the removable memory in the handheld electronic device by reading the set of authentication data on the removable memory, and downloading the desired content to the removable memory.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of downloading content from a server to an electronic device, comprising:
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storing authentication data on a removable memory, wherein the authentication data includes a predetermined level of content access;
accessing the server with the electronic device;
authenticating the removable memory by reading the authentication data from the removable memory; and
downloading the content from the server to the removable memory according to the predetermined level of content access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for downloading content from a server to an electronic device, comprising:
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means for storing authentication data on a removable memory, wherein the authentication data includes a predetermined level of content access;
means for receiving the removable memory in the electronic device;
means for accessing the server with the electronic device;
means for authenticating the removable memory by reading the authentication data from the removable memory; and
means for downloading the content from the server to the removable memory according to the predetermined level of content access. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for downloading content, comprising:
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a removable memory, the removable memory including authentication data, the authentication data including a predetermined level of content access;
an electronic device configured to receive the removable memory; and
a server, wherein when the electronic device accesses the server, the removable memory is authenticated by reading the authentication data from the removable memory, and further wherein once authenticated, content according to the predetermined level of content access is downloaded from the server to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An electronic device for downloading, comprising:
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a memory slot configured to receive a removable memory, wherein the removable memory includes authentication data, the authentication data including a predetermined level of content access; and
a communications interface configured for coupling to a server, wherein when the electronic device accesses the server through the communications interface, the removable memory is authenticated by reading the authentication data from the removable memory, further wherein content according to the predetermined level of content access is downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A removable memory for downloading, comprising:
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authentication data, the authentication data including a predetermined level of content access; and
a communications interface configured for coupling to a server, wherein when an electronic device accesses the server through the communications interface, the removable memory is authenticated by reading the authentication data from the removable memory, further wherein the electronic device includes a memory slot configured to receive the removable memory, and further wherein content according to the predetermined level of content access is downloaded. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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