Device for controlling access to user-selectable content
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1. A device having user-selectable content, the device comprising:
- a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content; and
a storage controller operative to manage access to the pre-loaded content, which access management includes limiting the access to a user-selected portion of the pre-loaded content and making such limited access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction.
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Abstract
A device having user-selectable content includes a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content and a controller. The controller is operative to manage access to the pre-loaded content, by way of limiting the access to a user-selected portion of the pre-loaded content. The controller limits access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction. Also provided is a controller that includes a processing unit and an interface to a memory. The processing unit is operative to manage access to pre-loaded content stored on the memory.
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27 Claims
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1. A device having user-selectable content, the device comprising:
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a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content; and a storage controller operative to manage access to the pre-loaded content, which access management includes limiting the access to a user-selected portion of the pre-loaded content and making such limited access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A storage controller comprising:
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an interface operative to reversibly connect the storage controller to a device, where the device has access to pre-loaded content; and a processing unit coupled to the interface and operative to manage access to the pre-loaded content, which access management includes limiting the access to a user-selected portion of the pre-loaded content and making such limited access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A card vending machine comprising:
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a memory card dispenser where a memory card pre-loaded with content is being stored; a purchasing interface that is operable to receive from a user a buy indication that corresponds to an initial purchase transaction; and a controller operative to configure the memory card for managed access to the pre-loaded content, which managed access includes limiting the access to a particular, buyer-selected portion of the pre-loaded content and making such limited access subject to and performed according to the buy indication of the initial purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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