Device for controlling access to user-selectable content
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1. A removable storage device having user-selectable content, the device comprising:
- a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content, the storage utilizing three dimensional memory chip technology; and
a storage controller configured to;
manage access to the pre-loaded content, wherein access management includes limiting the access to one of a plurality of user-selected portions of the pre-loaded content stored in the device and making such limited access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction; and
select and propose new content of the pre-loaded content for selection and purchase by a user, wherein the storage controller is configured to select the new content for proposal based on a content preference of the user indicated by content of the initial purchase transaction; and
wherein the removable storage device is a removable memory card configured to be plugged into a hand held computing device.
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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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29 Claims
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1. A removable storage device having user-selectable content, the device comprising:
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a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content, the storage utilizing three dimensional memory chip technology; and a storage controller configured to; manage access to the pre-loaded content, wherein access management includes limiting the access to one of a plurality of user-selected portions of the pre-loaded content stored in the device and making such limited access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction; and select and propose new content of the pre-loaded content for selection and purchase by a user, wherein the storage controller is configured to select the new content for proposal based on a content preference of the user indicated by content of the initial purchase transaction; and wherein the removable storage device is a removable memory card configured to be plugged into a hand held computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A removable memory card configured to be plugged into a hand held computing device, the removable memory card comprising:
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a storage having the capacity to store pre-loaded content, the storage utilizing three dimensional memory chip technology; an interface configured to reversibly connect the removable memory card to a hand held computing device; and a processing unit coupled to the interface and configured to; manage access to the pre-loaded content, wherein access management includes limiting the access to one of a plurality of user-selected portions of the pre-loaded content stored in the storage of the removable memory card and making such limited access subject to and performed according to an indication of an initial purchase transaction; and select and propose new content of the pre-loaded content for selection and purchase by a user, wherein the processing unit is configured to select the new content for proposal based on a content preference of the user indicated by content of the initial purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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