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DATA STORAGE AND ACCESS SYSTEMS

  • US 20130282534A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2013
  • Published: 10/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A content data supply server for providing an item of multimedia content to a handheld multimedia terminal, the content data supply server comprising:

  • a network interface capable of communicating with a network to enable communication with the handheld multimedia terminal;

    a program store storing code implementable by a processor;

    a processor coupled to the network interface, to the program store and to a data store configured to store identifier data identifying one or more items of multimedia content available for downloading to the handheld multimedia terminal,the code comprising;

    code to receive a request from the handheld multimedia terminal for said identifier data identifying said one or more items of multimedia content available to said handheld multimedia terminal;

    code to retrieve said identifier data from said data store;

    code to transmit said identifier data via said network interface to said handheld multimedia terminal;

    code to receive payment validation data validating a user purchase of an item of said multimedia content; and

    code responsive to said payment validation data validating said user purchase to retrieve the purchased item of multimedia content data from a multimedia content store and transmit said purchased item of multimedia content via said network interface to said handheld multimedia terminal.

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