Data Filling Station
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1. A system for enabling a user to add content to a portable device, comprising:
- a client device configured to allow the user to add assets to a virtual shopping cart;
a server system in communication with the client device; and
a filling station having an operating system and a database that stores settings and/or options that are used by the operating system, wherein the filing station is operable to;
(a) communicate with the portable device after the portable device is connected wirelessly or physically to the filling station;
(b) automatically store onto the portable device the assets that were placed in the virtual cart by the user after the portable device is connected to the filling station; and
(c) automatically restore the database to a previous state after the portable device is disconnected from the filling station.
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Abstract
The present invention provides system and methods for facilitating the acquisition of content. In some embodiment, the systems and method enable a user to acquire and store content on a portable device.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for enabling a user to add content to a portable device, comprising:
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a client device configured to allow the user to add assets to a virtual shopping cart; a server system in communication with the client device; and a filling station having an operating system and a database that stores settings and/or options that are used by the operating system, wherein the filing station is operable to;
(a) communicate with the portable device after the portable device is connected wirelessly or physically to the filling station;
(b) automatically store onto the portable device the assets that were placed in the virtual cart by the user after the portable device is connected to the filling station; and
(c) automatically restore the database to a previous state after the portable device is disconnected from the filling station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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enabling a user to wirelessly or physically connect a portable device to a filling station, wherein the filling station comprises a computer and a storage unit that stores a database that contains settings and/or options that are used by an operating system running on the computer; after the user connects the portable device to the filling station, storing onto the portable device an asset that was placed in a virtual shopping cart by the user; and automatically restoring the database to a previous state after the portable device is disconnected from the filling station. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, comprising:
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providing a client system that a user can use to place assets in a virtual shopping cart; enabling the user to wirelessly or physically connect a portable device to a filling station; after the user connects the portable device to the filling station; determining a characteristic of the portable device; if the determined characteristic of the portable device matches a predefined characteristic, then providing to the user an option to obtain the assets in the virtual shopping cart in a non-protected form; if the user accepts the option, then storing onto the portable device a non-DRM asset corresponding to an asset that was placed in the virtual shopping cart by the user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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