BROADCAST PROGRAM PURCHASE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A broadcast program purchase method for a mobile device, the method comprising:
- acquiring one or more tokens for use in purchasing a pay broadcast program; and
storing the one or more tokens in a smartcard coupled to a mobile device.
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Abstract
A broadcast program purchase method and apparatus for a broadcast-enabled mobile device are provided for efficiently managing purchased tokens by using a smartcard. In the broadcast program purchase method one or more tokens are acquired for use in purchasing a pay broadcast program and the one or more tokens are stored in a smartcard coupled to the mobile device. The broadcast program purchase apparatus includes a radio communication unit for transmitting a token acquisition request message and a program purchase request message to a billing server and for receiving one or more tokens from the billing server, a smartcard unit for storing the one or more tokens received from the billing server, and a control unit for controlling transmission of the program purchase request message using at least one of the one or more tokens through the radio communication unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A broadcast program purchase method for a mobile device, the method comprising:
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acquiring one or more tokens for use in purchasing a pay broadcast program; and storing the one or more tokens in a smartcard coupled to a mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A broadcast program purchase apparatus of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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a radio communication unit for transmitting at least one of a token acquisition request message and a program purchase request message to a billing server and for receiving one or more tokens from the billing server; a smartcard unit for storing the one or more tokens received from the billing server; and a control unit for controlling transmission of the program purchase request message using at least one of the one or more tokens through the radio communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A broadcast program purchase system, the system comprising:
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a mobile device for transmitting at least one of a token acquisition request message and a program purchase request message, for receiving at least one of one or more tokens, a pay broadcast program and a viewing right, and for reproducing the pay broadcast program based on the viewing right; a billing server for receiving at least one of the acquisition request message and the program purchase request message, for transmitting at least one of the one or more tokens and information associated with the program purchase request message, and for performing a billing operation based at least one of the acquisition request message and the program purchase request message; and a broadcast server for receiving the information associated with the program purchase request message and for issuing the viewing right to the mobile device for enabling the mobile device to view the pay broadcast program using the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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