CN1813228A

CN1813228A - Devices, appliances and methods for the diffusion, billing, payment and playback of digital media contents

Info

Publication number: CN1813228A
Application number: CNA028212053A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·罗鲁斯; 伯格瓦德
Original assignee: VIRTUAL PAPER EMEDIA SOLUTIONS
Current assignee: VIRTUAL PAPER EMEDIA SOLUTIONS
Priority date: 2001-08-24
Filing date: 2002-08-26
Publication date: 2006-08-02
Anticipated expiration: 2022-08-26
Also published as: ZA200401409B; DE10140712A1; CN100498640C

Abstract

Mobile device for transmitting, storing and representing digital data, has a two part structure consisting of a display and operating element and a portable computer. Display, operating element and portable computer can be connected by a cable or wireless connection and the display and operating element can form part of an autonomous device (e.g. telephone, PDA, media player or remote control).

Description

The unit and the method that are used to digital media content to distribute, make out the bill, pay and play

Technical field

The present invention relates to be digital media content distribution, the unit and the method for making out the bill and paying.

Background technology

The Internet as the digital network in a whole world, is suitable as a technology platform very much, and this technology platform is used for the numerical data of content provider is distributed to their consumer.Media content such as text, audio content such as music or speech, image and movable video content almost all produce perhaps available effort digital media content seldom at present with digital form.By using compress technique such as for example MP3 (being used for audio area) or the MPEG (being used for video field) of high level of development, also might be by current the Internet infrastructure transmission data-intensive content, this foundation structure also has narrow relatively bandwidth at consumer's end.In background of the present invention, also be included in the above-mentioned digital content by the software that the consumer uses.

The supplier of such media content is the powerful especially computing machine of operation usually, and it is called as server, connects the Internet constantly by the bandwidth dedicated circuit.The consumer of content provider must correspondingly can use connection maybe can be connected to the computing machine of the Internet, the computing machine that for example is called as personal computer (PC), and by using for example service agreement of suitable the Internet, such as under the simplest situation for example " HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) " (HTTP), they will represent that from server the data of content download on the local computer (client computer).Under this background, digital content is initial before they can be used there usually to be stored on the local computer with the form of file.Alternatively, what be called as stream protocol is available, the data of wherein representing content are directly changed into from downloaded to the client computer process can perceptible sense impression, and not corresponding to the file that generates and be stored in the data content on the client computer.

In long-time, not only with the fixed equipment of PC form, its transmission path (line-bound transmission path) by circuit-define is connected to or can be connected to the Internet, is considered to client computer.The mobile device that can easily be carried on the person is available.This example is optical disc playing device (player), for example is used for the MP3 audio file or is used for digital reading content (electronics books).Recently, be used for digital content convert to can perceptible sense impression device, it has to the less radio-frequency of the Internet and connects, for example by the mobile telephone network such as GSM or UMTS, it is well-known also to have become.

Usually, with respect to being used for digital content is converted to and can distinguish dissimilar medium by technical equipment and the method for consumer by the form of sense organ mode perception.At text and image, comprise under the situation of video sequence, stimulate vision, and use term " display device " and " display packing ".Under the situation of audio frequency media, it stimulates the sense of hearing, uses term " playback equipment " and " player method ".Digital Media can also stimulate other sensation, particularly sense of touch and sense of smell.Subject content of the present invention relates to, and with its most general form, media conversion that all these are dissimilar becomes to be suitable in given situation the form by sensory perception.The general inventive aspect that illustrates in the text application below, specific no matter expression such as " demonstration ", " (playback) resets ", " playback (play back) " etc., basically for the form of ownership of media consumption, as long as they are not to be subject to the medium of particular type especially such as the text items towards page or leaf, for example.The use of software also is comprised under this because even when software for example when computer game or a text-processing running software on the level of consumer at sensory perception in interaction.Although this, the medium that will be limited in particular type for the specific example of illustrative cause introduction seem inevitable.

Make out the bill and pay notion with respect to the modern times distribution that is used for digital content such, have open question.

Experience illustrates, and most important with basic problem is whether the consumer is ready to be the consumption of digital content and to be connected outside the cost that causes in the Internet because of reality by top the Internet fully, pays to the content corresponding supplier.Desired technical foundation structure is depended in the answer of problem in fact hereto.

For example, the base provides a kind of service in the company (MP3.COM) of the U.S., and it is included as all Internet users the free content of download with the audio file form of MP3 format is provided, and they originally can only be purchased as audio frequency CD (laser disc).Notion had originally comprised the Control Component of this sample originally, it makes independent consumer download the MP3 audio file that is associated with specific audio frequency CD from a central server of being managed by the said firm, as long as this consumer before was transferred to this server with the characteristic sample of corresponding audio frequency CD, its objective is that the supply of corresponding M P3 audio file is covered by the restricted supply of the Copyright Law in order to prove corresponding consumer to buy the copy of this CD.Can not think that this method is promise in the future, because a plurality of reason:

1. on the one hand, at least for the U.S., because case, it is clear to have become, and original at least business prototype can not be covered by the restricted supply of US Copyright law.

2. on the other hand, according to the theory of this business prototype, the flow of money from consumer to supplier still based on the sale of material goods, because the consumer should be able to obtain the visit to server, needs only by buying corresponding audio frequency CD.This must be regarded as shortcoming in the digital internet economy epoch.

Since from the MP3 audio file of downloaded with extraordinary quality represented original on audio frequency CD item sold and also can be further the Internet distribution need not be big expense can't further reduce this true result of quality, the MP3 audio file of download that has motivation to make to can be used for themselves for the consumer of company is not only for example for close friend or relative but also free for whole public.As a result, be dispensed to than the original buyer of audio frequency CD widely during the public at the MP3 audio file, the service supplier loses income.

4. last, suitable audio CD has a legal title that is not equal to this data carrier temporarily, that is, can not get rid of by the owner and hire out audio frequency CD specially in order to obtain the visit to server to the third party.

Might be also because the making out the bill and pay the shortcoming of notion of above-mentioned MP3.COM, other company, another business prototype has been developed in the Napster of U.S. company limited in the base, for its user provides freely right, to the visit of the digital content particularly represented as the MP3 audio file.

In this notion (reciprocity file-sharing), no longer include central server and be used for storing digital content; Under the control to the consumer of this company, exclusively with MP3 audio file and other content stores on local client computer.Center Napster server only has the function that intermediary is provided, that is, it receives the request of specific digital content and IP address that client computer is provided then from Napster consumer, can retrieve and download corresponding file from this address.According to this system, only may retrieve that at least one Napster consumer keeps, given time in time, on the computing machine under his control, prepare to be used for retrieval and downloaded contents.Commercial notion originally is that its hypothesis is not violated the non-profit-making-privately owned character of the distribution of digital content by the commercial intermediary behavior that Napster carries out by the idea of the restricted supply covering of the Copyright Law based on non-profit-making exchange project protected by copyright between private (private individual).Also be in this case, it is clear to seem now to have become, and business prototype is not observed the restricted supply of US Copyright law.

In known reciprocity notion, not supply in the notion that is used for the flow of money from consumer to the content supplier.The owner of the copyright of digital content in addition under the internet economy environment, can charge and collect suitable payment, therefore experienced quite not enough aspect available technological concept.

In this background, wish to prevent technical method basically in equity transaction on the Internet, for example on the level of the foundation structure of access to the Internet provider by forced filtration, well as if problematic to internet data stream.On the other hand, can the reason for politics and law realize that on essential wide yardstick these notions are doubt.On the other hand, be used to protect new technology notion, comprise, constantly be developed not just at law or administrative interference by the exchange files of equity transaction.This a example is reciprocity file transfer protocol (FTP) " Gnutella ", and is opposite with the Napster notion, do not require that central server is as intermediary.Discern client subscriber's the ability of such agreement and taking of being associated at the possibility of the step of the use of these technology on law or levels of administration, the anonymous technology of encryption that is being called as such as being included in now in " freenet (freenet) " agreement is destroyed.

At the due care of unwarranted regeneration, for being a basic technology prerequisite for using the possibility of the lasting bill of digital content establishment payment by the consumer.If do not address this problem, economically viable making out the bill seems impossible.

It is following every representing their encryption notion for this purpose

-by the Internet and rely on physical data carrier such as CD the two, comprise the file of digital content exclusively with the form distribution of encrypting, and/or

-provide the information of hiding with the password graphics mode for the file that comprises digital content therein, be called as " watermark ", it provides the information about the copyright status that is included in the project in the described file, and can not be deleted from the file of expression digital content by illegal technical operation by the consumer.

Because this method, the required encryption key of declassified document must be protected effectively and reliably, prevents anyly by the unauthorized visit of third party, is particularly also visited by the consumer.This can be particularly conducive to by content provider's sale or allow other interested company sell isolated plant and realize, the functional reliability of isolated plant is trusted by the service supplier, therein particularly including encryption key, preferably for example in the assembly of special sealing, in case wherein suitable technical measures guarantee to detect the attack when operation, deletion immediately is stored in encryption key wherein.

The embedding of watermark does not provide lasting basis yet in itself in digital content, is used to the practicable method of using medium to make out the bill by the consumer.This is requirement also, and aspect the service supplier, the level of supervising device (level) relies on described device consumer to realize the use of digital content.In this background, its functional reliability constitutes with such method for the device that the service supplier trusted, be that described device leaches the copyright information that embeds with the password graphics mode and identifies it with suitable method, so that prevent unwarranted use effectively, particularly unwarranted regeneration.

A kind of like this technical foundation example of structure is knownly to plan from SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative initiative (Secure Digital Music Initiative)).

Usually, according to the Copyright Law, copyright holder relevant with digital content or his legal succession person's, have the equipment and the method that realize the purpose of monopoly position with technical approach, be called as " digital right management system (DRMS) ".

The technological concept of DRMS is known, for example, from US-A-6,112,181 and US-A-6,138,119.

But, such technical foundation structure about the sealing of DRMS, it is on effective or lasting basis, prevent the use of consumer to the digital content of authorizing without content provider, this foundation structure also do not have to solve by the Internet and by the physical data carrier such as CD the two, the problem that allows distribute digital content as far as possible flexibly, makes out the bill and pay for digital content.

Yet, in a method that is used to digital media content distribution, make out a bill sound and payment according to the present invention, and in a corresponding apparatus, provide to be connected to prevent the DRMS that abuses a kind of preferable form that realizes of representative only with password graphics mode protection; A kind of like this DRMS with the protection of password graphics mode is not indispensable.

The DRMS that toll project information can be added into digital content by suitable technological concept is known.For example, XrML (extendible authority SGML), it is based on XML (extend markup language) and can obtain its standard at http://www.xrml.org/, comprises the means that are used for the form configuration toll project information that is suitable for data handling system.But, such method solve also unsatisfactoryly make out the bill and scope that the technology of payment procedure is finished in the problem that occurs.

Under existing conditions, such closed system that comprises DRMS will obtain to accept on market, have only when they provide can perceptible advantage the time for the consumer, because the existence of DRMS is tended to be considered as an obstacle by the consumer at first.Yet, also be not that the consumer is prepared as the situation of the use of digital content to content provider's payment charge; Most important but such fact: form of making out the bill and payment procedure do not meet consumer's hope.In this respect, in the current state of this area, there is appreciable shortcoming.

One of problem of the previous technological system that is used to digital content distribution, makes out the bill and pays is, they are based on the notion of buying toll project or subscriber's toll project, and these schemes are too dumb.

For example, for example the system that pays by credit card is known, must can pay purchasing price before downloaded at the file that constitutes digital content.This causes a kind of situation especially, and wherein the previous view for free digital content of consumer is to determine whether it is suitable, to make him like or the like like that no longer may.This gives by buying the acquisition digital content and brings a sizable obstacle, generally can not return purchase because if the consumer is dissatisfied, because opposite with the purchase of for example physics books or CD, cancel the consumer is very fabulous to the relevant authority of disposal that offers his file as copy.

On the other hand, allowing to use " video request program (video on demand) " method is known as the relevant distribution of use of digital content, the system that makes out the bill and pay.But, such system has shortcoming, and the detailed nature of the process of promptly making out the bill is associated with the existence of data link between the server of terminal (client) and content provider.Although the cost that uses the Modern Telecommunication device to be used for data transmission constantly descends, current this is unpractical, and promptly hypothesis is when the consumer uses digital content, and they will always have with low cost the interrupted and unsafe visit of communication network.

An important social aspect that relates to the medium use is the consumer can take the anonymity action when obtaining medium a selection freedom, for example buys physical medium by paying in cash on the stand.The digital distribution of known use data traffic network such as the Internet, the notion of making out the bill and pay are particularly based on the possibility of discerning the individual consumer.Existence is to the demand of the improved technical foundation structure that is used to digital content distribution, makes out the bill and pays, and the consumer can also can anonymous take action therein.

Known, be used for the market of digital content and be used for using its feature that provides the market of the technique device of digital content to have competitive level to the consumer with the form of sensory perception, competition causes the various different technologies embodiment of this technical foundation structure.But, for the consumer, if this species diversity also causes a large amount of making out the bill and charging system then be quite disadvantageous.In fact, this multifarious result is that expected consumption person enters numerous individuals and contacts with the supplier of charging system, for example credit card company, based on the company of the charging system of mobile wireless and other.Be used to the in check distribution of digital content, the level of accepting of the technical foundation structure of making out the bill and paying to be reduced by these shortcomings with feeling to obtain.

General introduction

Therefore target of the present invention is to offer some clarification on equipment and the method that is used to digital content distribution, makes out the bill and pays, eliminate therein or overcome above-mentioned shortcoming, and therein particularly, for example do not having under the situation about connecting to the permanent data of the server of making out the bill, the more perfect detailed process of making out the bill is possible.

Realize this target according to the present invention by the feature of Patent right requirement independently.Favourable improvement of the present invention is included in the dependent claims of correspondingly quoting described claim.

Allow to be used to the distribution of digital content, the improved technical foundation structure of making out the bill and paying according to solution of the present invention, wherein foundation structure allows partly or entirely to break away from the stiff realization of getting in touch between the purchase of data carrier such as CD, the DVD of the use of medium and material or video-tape.According to the principle that the routine of medium is used, the consumer is by purchase-transaction, and the single copy of the physical data carrier of content has been write down in acquisition thereon, and he can use described copy with his judgment:

-on the one hand, this method causes a kind of situation, even the consumer only uses the partial content that is stored on the data carrier, but collects the portfolio acquisition price.

-in addition, by selling and the distribution of the media content of dealing physical copy requires complicated and expensive logistics to be used for manufacturing, storage and retail data carrier.

But, on the other hand, the physical property of data carrier allows to handle with comparalive ease will making out the bill by the charge of consumer payment, suppose for the uncontrolled copy data carrier of consumer sufficiently not attractive, for example owing to relate to and make the hard of copy or because the inevitably decline of quality level, such as taking place inevitably when the analog copy of making content on vocal cores or video-tape.

Although because the high transaction cost of the physical property of data carrier automatically is eliminated by the distribute digital content that is converted to by the non-physics of data network, but, and in fact do not having difficultly or not cause that the difference between the copy of making under the situation of expense lost simultaneously at " original " of the file of the expression digital content that obtains by purchase-transaction legally.When with digital form during by communication network such as the Internet distribution file particularly, at " original work " and " copy " in any case between difference no longer have in all senses.

Therefore be such method according to solution of the present invention, promptly based in digital economy, buy the copy of the file of expression digital content, follow-up disposal authority with the consumer who obtains this copy, its authority is along with obtain from buy logically, must replace or additional at least this method by the notion of permission (generally for paying) consumer's visit or the authority of using (" access rights "), yet the consumer no longer can put on the data carrier of representing it to occupy with relevant disposal authority as a result.

As away from purchase and entitlement and towards the result of the example change of the interim permission of visit and rights of using,

-on the one hand, the problem that can be copied freely for the file of representing digital content provides a solution, because Pei Zhi technical foundation structure means that occupying " originally " file by the consumer no longer is conclusive for use suitably; On the contrary, in fact in background according to solution of the present invention, file like this can optionally be duplicated and distributed usually by the consumer, under the situation of the possessory interests that do not influence authority unfriendly, according to solution of the present invention, have only critical access authority information must strictly be remained under the control of operation technique means now conversely;

On the other hand, might become bigger from the consumer with the danger that the dependence of being granted access rights and rights of using by the service supplier continuously causes, because with opposite with proprietorial conventional model with purchase, visit and the model that uses are based on this hypothesis, be that the consumer can continue to visit a service supplier who is ready, prepares and service can also be provided practically, based on visit and rights of using mandate consumer to described service.If service supplier, for reason whatsoever, close his professional or stop to be on sale throughout specific content, for example owing to economic cause or when response external pressure, the consumer no longer can visit the copy that he obtains, this be he with it as he occupy and for continue consumption and use filing might with buy and occupy the relevant something of model.

Therefore provide a kind of technical foundation structure especially according to solution of the present invention, make visit and use notion may and take substituting or replenishing of model as purchase technically with it:

As below illustrating in greater detail, card module is integrated into aspect according to solution of the present invention, also making it may comprehensively be the rights of using that can rely on physical object with " use " and " taking ", this physical object is difficult to duplicate, and further comprises for the consumer with rights of using that send him to that can perceptible form.

Dependence is according to the advantage of solution of the present invention, might make that the notion that causes charge that is used for by the use of consumer's digital concept is more attractive, compare with free file-sharing instrument, when providing the file that does not just comprise digital content for the consumer:

-on the one hand, guarantee unified quality standard, promptly opposite with non-profit-making free file-sharing instrument, the consumer does not need to consider the file handled with wrongful technical approach adjustment, and

Rely on the explanation of this notion-in more detail below-realize about state authority and technology thereof, might on business level, be configured to the product that the consumer provides attracting supplementary features, on the file of expression digital content or outside.

Technology inlet solution

The first aspect relevant with the present invention be, by a technology entry data treatment facility, and can be for a large amount of content providers with for the distribution of a large amount of consumer's combine digital media contents, make out the bill and be the digital media content paying.Particularly, wide area network (WAN) can be used for the file of digital content is written into the inlet treatment facility by content provider, and can handle the described file of device downloads from this inlet by the consumer.Here, provide two embodiment especially:

-" once request ", certain content transmits separately to the selectivity of a specialized equipment of holding operation the consumer from the entry data treatment facility, and

-by " broadcasting " technology, the non-direct transmission of the equipment of certain content from the entry data treatment facility to the non-clear and definite quantity of operating by one group of consumer.

The entry data treatment facility can also management access and rights of using and from collecting billing data by consumer's apparatus operating, and on the basis of this billing data, can finish to will be by the usage charges of each consumer payment and will the two is made out the bill to the license fee of each content provider's payment.At last, the entry data treatment facility can also be carried out corresponding payment procedure.

This advantageous particularly, if in a pattern operation entry data processing equipment, the numerous possessory content of authority is jointly sold in this pattern:

-on the one hand, the consumer seldom needs to enter and a plurality ofly independently contacts with authority is possessory; Needed all be one and single contact with inlet the overall of operator.

-on the other hand, the entry data disposal system can be arranged to content archives, be used for the file that all have the digital content of once selling, the operator is provided with as consequently entering the mouth, compare with the consumer, on the position of the type of hypothesis " underwriter position (guarantor position)) " relevant with the further availability of the service that is associated of authority of visit and use.Even the owner of authority need not certain content and has not wanted to continue management and file corresponding file (being called as " abandoning ripple (abandonwave) "), can afford redress by the entry data treatment facility for visit and the rights of using of consumer according to him.

Can also dispose the entry data treatment facility in such a way, can be operated as the assembly of " equity " file-sharing instrument.In such background, the file that keeps comprising digital content for example is used in to be retrieved on the client computer by consumer's operation.The management of visit and rights of using is with relating to the function of making out the bill and paying thereby generally keeping with the entry data treatment facility.

Off-line mode

The second aspect relevant with the present invention is present in this fact, and promptly the expense that has caused for the use of digital content makes out the bill and/or pay and needn't need to be configured to make it and use itself synchronous.That is to say, depend on content provider or the credit policy of the company that makes out the bill, by according to suitable equipment of the present invention, at the center of making out the bill that needn't exist continuous data traffic to be connected to some form particularly in this time to the situation of entry data treatment facility, can allow the consumer to use digital content to a specific degree.For this reason, in two time intervals of making out the bill between the time, all necessary datas relevant with consumer's usage behavior are collected in this locality, so that use its as the basis that is used to the charge to using dealt with on the contract to make out the bill in the time of making out the bill next time.The data of this record of better preserved are used suitable technique, at especially consumer's unwarranted processing.Might stipulate that the consumer must arrange the guaranty money, so that avoid credit risk, owing to use the process of the digital content that will make out the bill afterwards.A system is preferably arranged, limit risk therein, by this fact: surpass specific threshold value if the amount of money of payment has increased to, prevent the further use of digital content for the content provider or the company that makes out the bill.No longer allow the further use of digital content, till having taken place up to making out the bill and paying.

Card module

A third aspect of the present invention is, what a element tradable, that be similar to module, and for example chip card or flash memory module particularly can be used to store identity information, the information of making out the bill and paying information.

This module needn't be implemented as card; Also might use other form, for example for example be suitable for being attached to those of position that seam advances or be incorporated into clothes.

For simple cause, will use term " card module " below; But, other form also obviously is believed to comprise in this term.

Card module has an interface, by this interface it can with the miscellaneous equipment swap data, particularly be suitable for and for making digital content install swap data for the consumer by sensation means can perceptible design, described this part device is called as " operative installations " below.

This data transmissions is carried out in the mode that for example limits with line, utilizes electric plug connector, contact field or connecting line.

Equally, the transmission of data can take place by wireless connections with wireless mode, for example according to bluetooth standard, perhaps by magnetic induction, perhaps in fact for example uses the ultrared connection according to the IrDA standard.

Can be in conjunction with advantageously using card module according to solution of the present invention

-be used for the distribution of digital content, for example by stored items specific address information, that is, and about the reference information of network path that can access digital content by it, perhaps by on card module, storing the file of representing digital content:

-be used to make out the bill, by with make out the bill relevant data storage on card module, and

-be used for paying, by with the data storage relevant with the paying path with payment methods on card module.

Use card module also to be convenient to contract binding (contract bundling) especially, when the device with a plurality of independent members can use card module, otherwise will contract is used to use and pay for they conclude independently.

DRMS

A fourth aspect of the present invention is preferably to distribute the All Files that all comprise digital content with the form of encrypting.As a result, might stop unwarranted use digital content effectively with encrypting DRMS.About encrypting the use of DRMS, necessary storage key or a plurality of key are used for the needed encryption key of file of decryption table registration word content legally, and in the suitable technique mode, so the consumer can use the content of having distributed with the form of encrypting.Under this background, when using card module, distinguish two kinds of situations:

-when using card module, multimedia project, on the one hand, can be encrypted in the mode of demoder special use, not blocking special-purpose mode, promptly, card is used to the mandate relevant with demoder, yet the data of the file of the digital content of indicating to use rely on the encrypting and decrypting key that is stored in demoder by using device decrypts, and can be by the form of sense organ perception with data-switching one-tenth.In this background, card module is preferably it and oneself provides authentication to use equipment, uses data transmission interface by suitable cryptographic protocol.

-when using card module, multimedia project, on the other hand, can be encrypted to block special-purpose mode, it or not mode with the demoder special use, that is, card is used to the required encrypting and decrypting key of store decrypted digital content, might connect by the digital transmission of safe enough these decruption keys are transferred to demoder.The data of the file of the digital content of indicating to use then can be by using device decrypts, and by the encrypting and decrypting key by the card module transmission, and data-switching is become can be by the form of sense organ perception.

Toll project model flexibly

A fifth aspect of the present invention is, writes down the consumer of digital rights and clearly makes out the bill for it to improve detailed mode.This means especially, provide a kind of possible mode make the consumer can be only for his also actual used those parts of multimedia item purpose to content provider's defrayment.If only use a multimedia part, a kind of toll project might be provided, it also only requires the part of the charge that the use for whole project is provided with.At this moment, between following, produce difference

The project expenses standard of-project special use is made out the bill according to the attribute and the execution of device independent ground of project therein, and

The device expenses standard that-device is special-purpose is irrespectively carried out according to attribute that installs and project therein and is made out the bill, and

-mix expenses standard, it is made up of project expenses standard and device expenses standard, therein, for example, can be to a charge that project demand is higher, if it is used on the device that allows better apparent mass (bigger screen, better tonequality or the like).

The basic means that is used for the project expenses standard is

Making out the bill of-time special use, for example listening period that under the situation of audio content, uses;

Making out the bill of-quantity special use, for example, the number of pages of already used content of text towards page or leaf;

-the model of making out the bill that mixes, for example, making out the bill of the quantity special use that under the situation of the content of text of page or leaf, is modified to part with the toll project that has the time special use.

For example, for half use that provides charge of the quantity of using digital content can be configured to, for using half of charge that whole digital contents provide.Under situation, can carry out and for example measure by with reference to compare employed page or leaf with whole numbers of pages with the digital content of text item (books) form.But, other nonlinear toll project model also is possible.In addition, this makes might distinguish whether to be ready to use a multimedia project to resemble about the consumer desired so frequent, resemble the purchased project of a routine, in case paid once or, be that the charge that significantly reduces is considered whether according to number of times restriction use.Also possible, for example under the situation of text item,, determine charge as the function of the frequent degree of each page of its text that has used by the consumer.

If being used to use towards the charge of text item is only to calculate by every page of procedure for displaying, suppose in this toll project model according to present appearance, there is an important disadvantages, promptly to make out the bill for the intuition search procedure of " climbing over " in very expensive mode for the consumer, because in this process, a large amount of pages or leaves might can't use under the situation of corresponding page or leaf content veritably the consumer, shows with the short time.If, on the other hand, use towards the charge of the text item of page or leaf merely as the function calculation of time, then reader at a slow speed will be as the consumer, compares with reader fast to be in unacceptable minus advantage.The toll project model of favourable complexity can provide, particularly, the orientation time (orientation time) that the relevant charge of page or leaf of each predetermined demonstration page or leaf is scheduled to then is fixed, and supposes that a page or leaf can not be by the reader understanding, till this time has expired.This allows the page-turning function of making no exception.And, can specify predetermined reading time for each page, suppose that after its expiration according to toll project, it is decided at the higher level but not officially announced that the consumer will can be provided by page or leaf fully that provided.If the time interval, after the orientation time expiration, on display, show specific page consistently during this period, shorter than predetermined reading time, then system shows as, for example, seem that the reader only uses corresponding to the part of the real time that surpasses orientation time with the content of the ratio of the reading time of being scheduled to.For the part that stays (residue) of reading time, be reader's fixed time credit, promptly, if the consumer shows same one page once more, in case new orientation time expires, have only when the remainder time of credit and expire, just the page or leaf that requires to upgrade to him uses charge.Also might with the institute that caused owing to the reading of sign-off sheet too early if having time credit be collected among the temporal information account of user's special use.Can consider that then other page or leaf is free from this account.

Under the situation of device expenses standard, the expenses standard that particularly allows time correlation is possible, therein for example, makes the device of specific independent member can use any project of wanting in 24 hours.

Even described aspect relates to a technical foundation structure, it might provide fair and graduate the making out the bill in perfect ground for used digital content by the consumer, and this does not get rid of the toll project based on unified expense certainly.This can be used for the unit expenses standard with the Equipment Charge both criteria.

Make out the bill

A sixth aspect of the present invention is, is that the use of digital content is made out the bill based on the toll project model.For making out the bill, will by the consumer with the concrete amount of money of the mark of a kind of currency or other unit of value or multiple payment be based on the details of the usage behavior of finishing by the consumer, respectively based on applicable toll project model decision, wherein currency is to be recognized as a kind of payment means.For making out the bill, particularly two second aspects are important:

-on the one hand, might prepare to be similar to the tabulation of use invoice, digital content for the consumer, these uses are that he finishes in for example during making out the bill, the consumer can see how the final amount of money constitutes from tabulation.

-on the other hand, might be used for content provider produces the specific part how to point out frequently and whether to be suitably in their digital content of what expenses standard, and what whole charge of calculating on this basis to be paid to content provider.

Therefore, make according to solution of the present invention and might be not only provide with based on the mode of the fact and in the service of making out the bill that does not have to be used under the situation of flat rate use digital content for the consumer but also for content provider.

The state authority

A seventh aspect of the present invention is, corresponding to the storer of the data characteristics of state and priority authority (" privilege "), the consumer can might use card to finish use and uses that blocking makes out the bill as use obtain these authorities by making.Possible, for example, stipulate that the user can freely use those pages or leaves of a text item, wherein he has enough used those pages or leaves in the past continually on the basis of payment charge.Also might stipulate function permission consumer discount according to the use of previous execution.But the distribution state authority, particularly by following standard:

-consumer single user state authority, that is, single user state authority and consumer's identity links together, if perhaps suitable, link together with consumer's pseudonym (pseudonym) identity, but is not to link together with specific digital content (" project ").The example of this class state authority is the sales volume sum that has all caused in the past and can for example be used as the basis of discount.

The project single user state authority that-consumer is correlated with, that is, these state authorities link together with consumer's the identity or the file of his pseudonym's identity and expression digital content (" project ") simultaneously.The example of this class state authority classification is the special-purpose statement of project, be that specific consumer has so used the specific text item towards page or leaf extensively, therefore give him in the authority that does not have further to limit and do not have to use under the situation of further making out the bill this text item now for usage behavior according to toll project.

-project single user state the authority that links together with the consumer also can link together with project team, for example, by particular content provider for example by all items of specific publishing house's marketing.

-state the authority that links together with consumer and project.These state authorities not only link together with the identity of particular consumer or pseudonym's identity but also with the specific part of project.The example of this class state authority is such authority, it is assigned to particular consumer can be under the not additional follow-up situation of making out the bill, use the specific individual page of the project relevant with the use of specific text item towards page or leaf, because according to toll project, in the past for using them to pay a maximum charge.

The state authority forms basis to the requirement of specific service by the consumer under it respectively, wherein depends on the environment of various situations, for example by content provider or by the operator of entry data treatment facility, may must provide specific service.Possible service is particularly in this environment:

If the paying sum of-money or other unit of value suitable, also comprises the paying sum when their being offseted the existing charge of having been finished by the consumer or will cause in other use that finish future;

-be with or without the specific digital content of free use under the situation of time restriction;

-discount, be used for other media consumption behavior of consumer, for example be used for cinema visit, to the visit of celebration etc., particularly under can various forms of situations in conjunction with the marketing of or identical project, if for example when by having consumed the film that is associated with this this book with digital form, when buying to a discount for the books of routine according to solution of the present invention;

-the providing of physical data carrier of optional network specific digit project be provided, the CD-ROM that for example has the specific music title, if consumed the enough number of times of described project (that is, process pre-determined number) at least, as to using repayment according to the paying of solution of the present invention.

The acquisition of the state authority of dependence consumption history can

-off-line takes place, that is, hold apparatus operating to pass through directly to determine the state authority that produces for the consumer with reference to consumption history from consumption data the consumer, perhaps

-online generation, that is, the uncertain state authority that produces for the consumer of entry data treatment facility, up to consumer's consumption history after transferring to the entry data treatment facility by consumer's apparatus operating.In this variant, have such advantage, promptly impel the consumer to carry out the transmission that online connection is used for consumption history as far as possible continually.

Payment methods

A eighth aspect of the present invention is that on the one hand, the payment of caused charge can be suitable for the known charging system of introducing market, but on the other hand, pays and preferably might rely on the technical measures with following two aspects

-anonymously, promptly do not knowing consumer's identity and do not having and can be connected under the situation of possibility of a plurality of medium uses by the visit pseudonym,

-pseudonym ground promptly, is not being known consumer's identity but is had under the situation of the possibility that can connect a plurality of medium uses by the visit pseudonym, and

-have all about the consumer's identity that is disclosing, promptly have the consumer's who is disclosing name and address.

In according to scope of the present invention, might provide especially:

-on the basis of credit, pay, that is, the consumer must store a sum of money before consumer behavior is accepted, in case credit is used up, made and can not further use by technology forbidding means, perhaps

-be in arrears with paying, that is, the operator of content provider or entry data treatment facility provides the prepayment performance of the service of using him by allowing the consumer under the situation of not storing credit in advance, and the consumer must pay after making out the bill finishing.

-still be in arrears with under the situation of paying on the basis, might stipulate a kind of technology forbidding means, with when being in arrears with the specified amount that will pay and not repaying, prevent further usage behavior on consumer's part.

In principle, the processing that can use conventional channel such as credit card, debit note (debit note) or bank transfer to complete charge.But, according to solution of the present invention, prove specific favourable by the variant of carrying out payment procedure alternately with card module.In this background, the data storage that can will be referred to reach consistent paying path with the consumer and is used data by using online paying technology in card module.

Has the utensil of simplifying complicacy

A ninth aspect of the present invention is, uses to have the use equipment (utensil) of simplifying complicacy, so that make the digital content can be by consumer's sense organ perception.Some the time, the data processing equipment by the interconnection of the Internet or other telecommunication system not only uses by company but also by the terminal user, is used for participating in " ecommerce " so that finish all types of tradings.

The use of the Internet and other telecommunication system such as, for example almost always be to use the personal computer that is also referred to as PC to finish by all on-line systems of terminal user, a device perhaps can making comparisons, workstation for example, portable computer (notebook) or hand in the micro device (palmtop computer) that can hold.

Personal computer has such advantage with similar like this member device, promptly make the scope of the function that can use for the terminal user by them, just by employed hardware decision, and can be by being written into various programs when wanting and changing with unusual flexible way any.For example, might download and install a specific software subsequently.

The shortcoming of this versatility is the complicacy of burgeoning PC or workstation, and they have equipped common operating system such as Windows or Unix.The terminal user must at first obtain the background knowledge of the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function relation of a considerable amount of total systems about complexity, so that the potential versatility that provides in described system can be provided practically, so that finish specific task.

This becomes apparent, be that the considerable terminal user group or following terminal user do not wish to use or can not use telecommunications service, particularly for the purpose of ecommerce, because they can not grasp the complicacy of PC or similar member device, in fact the use of these equipment has been the prerequisite that participates in or use telecommunications service so far.

Changing with the technical matters that the data processing equipment of routine occurs for the final user.They are usually from such fact, promptly not only must installing operating system but also will dispose and be set up at last for example connection of the Internet of telecommunication system.The form of access the Internet changes, and especially, depends on the country in this locality, and in same place also difference along with different suppliers.

At last, in case obtained the networked data processing equipment that can use, the final user appears at the Internet that for example has the not structurized abundant supply that is used for commercial activity.In the data processing equipment of routine, final user oneself must provide he is interested so that can use by communication network by reference work and from reference to the knowledge that obtains expansion.

At last, if the final user has found a supplier, he wishes to set up stronger commercial relations with this supplier, must consider to relate to consumer's identification and authentication and subscribe the payment of commodity and the numerous concrete key element of payment process for each supplier usually.

Because this problem, suggestion provides very special-purpose data processing equipment in advance, and it can only provide a simple function or a small amount of at the most function.An example is a mobile phone, and it is to be connected to communication network and only is promptly the make a phone call data processing equipment of serving of a single goal basically.Yet every kind of means is limited to simple function and proves trouble, if because the quantity of the desired dissimilar device in various uses fields increases too much, networked data processing equipment increases significantly.When every the device that uses conventional steps quantitatively exists when increasing in function, for example call out to mobile phone by adding text message, according to the operator of this part device control, promptly reach the complicacy degree that shows as obstacle for customer group widely once more.

A key areas of E-business applications relates to by content provider file distributing to the consumer, and these files comprise data processor, text, chart, multimedia project or video cartoon.In this application, there is this concrete feature, finishing of i.e. transaction between content provider and consumer can take place in complete virtual mode, as catalogue, the subscription procedure of commodity and service, and the payment of order goods with make out the bill that both can both handle with the form by the telecommunication apparatus swap data.Shortcoming for the previous method of the solution that is used to distribute project is that the consumer must obtain the copy of project usually as bought item, even he only wishes to use at short notice it or only wishes its part of use.

Therefore the present invention relates to the technical foundation structure that is suitable for such purpose.

Telecommunications card

A tenth aspect of the present invention is a kind of like this method, therein according to of the present invention, be used to digital media content distribution, make out the bill and pay, comprise technical foundation structure in conjunction with the card module of SIM card and like device, for example realize among GSM or the UMTS at mobile communication wireless network.As a result, can with the function of telecommunications card with advantageously combine with the function of multimedia consumption, rely on this card simultaneously as the fact of card module.

The advantage that provides by this aspect particularly, use such multifunction card might in conjunction with

-digital content is by the distribution of mobile wireless network,

The identification of-media consumer's identity and authentication,

-make out the bill for the consumption of digital content, might with can be by the server interaction action of making out the bill of mobile wireless network visit, and

The paying of-that consumed and digital content that make out the bill, particularly mutual with telecommunications service provider,

In a single application apparatus (" utensil "), in transparent mode in the consumer.

Even the present invention does not get rid of the distribution by the digital content of the sale of physical data carrier and marketing, according to the cost that minimizes business transaction, virtual transmission (virtual transmission) remains even more important.Suitable digital wide area network (WAN) is essential to this.Mobile wireless device has constituted the instrument of the digital wide area network of visiting digital mobile wireless network form according to definition.

Even relying on the virtual distribute digital content of wide area network that is subjected to the line restriction also is possible fully in framework of the present invention, for example rely on mobile wireless network, advantageous particularly seems, because in this case, the consumer can not be subjected to line restriction and therefore be not the consumer sale of finishing him everywhere under the feasible network infrastructure situation about linking together.

Consumer's identity or at least the pseudonym know for the telecommunication supplier who sends SIM card.Under the situation of the SIM card of using on the basis of credit that does not need Stored Value, telecommunications service provider must at least be known his consumer's the name and the address of making out the bill in order to make out the bill.Under the situation of the SIM card that allows credit, telecommunications service provider usually has the information on the specific paid path, for example to allow described supplier to deduct the form of certificate of entrustment (standing order) of the amount of money of a receivable certain accounts.

Under the situation of the SIM card of being sent as the prepayment stored value card by telecommunications service provider, the charge that is used for the use of digital content can be from being deducted by the Stored Value amount of money of telecommunications service provider management.In theory, the pseudonym or even anonymous service technical in this background be possible.As long as relate to the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, according to the relevant regulations that are intended to allow monitor without difficulty the telecommunication law of telecommunication service through the organ of power of authorizing, pseudonym or even anonymous to send the SIM card that is used for the GSM network be impossible.But, this may be different in some cases in other country.

Video request program

According to the 11 aspect of the present invention is such method, be therein for be used for as the digital content of video request program distribution, making out the bill and paying provides special-purpose utensil.This possibility for example, adopts the form of the thing that is called as " set-top box ", that is, and and the conversion equipment between cable TV network and televisor.This set-top box also can be equipped the digitizer that is used to adapt to analog television channels, this equipment, for example simulating signal of thing detection, sampling and the digitized representations television frame by being called as " frame grabber (frame grabber) " equipment.

Play and order

The 12 aspect relates to and is particularly suitable for ordering and the playitems playitem and the solution that can realize with independently invention thought.By convention, must be by the Internet to virtual project or the like, for example by being called as the thing of " frame grabber (frame grabber) " equipment.By broadcast might be in real time with encrypt or unencrypted form in preset time broadcasting particular items and when satisfying certain conditions, make them can be used for the consumer.But, this will bear sizable cost for content provider, if film is provided, for example, through program request.Because in this case, time that must be in difference is by one of a plurality of Channel Transmission or identical film, so as can to realize when it be the effect of " order request " for the consumer, not only overwrought air interface but also transmission are still powerless.The present invention is based on only to broadcast on such channel with the form of trailer or with simple form and has the video content of advertisement, so that make the consumer be familiar with project as much as possible in a period of time.In any case this is to finish under the situation of wireless transmission, because broadcaster must rely on advertising income to make money.Rely on the suitable technique equipment of consumer's end, might be by on equipment, carrying out the such project of input marking, if there is corresponding uniquely defined identification equipment, for example by oral or written information from submission person, perhaps with technical approach by an item identifier being added on (for the simulation of the DaB in the car radio) in the project of being transmitted.By the mark particular items, for example on the receiving unit of equipment, set up corresponding filtrator.Might broadcast porenotice sheet all day every now and then.These may be music (radio) segments, recreation (display game), film (video trailer) etc.

Time afterwards or on one other channel, depend on project, might be simultaneously by broadcast transmitted they to a large amount of consumers, if be fit to, but compression and encrypting on its whole length specifically with identical DISPLAY ORDER.Rely on filtrator in consumer's preset device, by leaching the project that undesired project choice is wanted, and they are stored in the suitable storage medium that provides for this purpose.If by corresponding authority the user is legalized, for example by authority card (smart card), it can consume the project of being stored.Preferably only when using project, reality causes charge.Also can order these projects, in this case to send the mode TK project by the Internet or off-line.

On consumer's part, cause the data transmission of charge

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is such method, technical equipment is provided therein, it is suitable for and is intended to transmit individual exclusive data from the consumer field, the consumption habit that for example relates to him, relate to the operator of entry data disposal system or relate to each content provider, as the consumer of state authority is granted in the repayment of this data transmission.

Description of drawings

Illustrate in greater detail the present invention below with reference to exemplary embodiment:

Fig. 1 illustrates according to the present invention, has the synoptic diagram of the networked data processing equipment of server section and client portion,

Fig. 2 is illustrated in the synoptic diagram according to different aspect between the commercial operating period of data processing equipment of the present invention,

Fig. 3 illustrates of the present invention first and uses with reference to the synoptic diagram according to data processing equipment of the present invention,

Fig. 4 illustrates of the present invention second and uses with reference to the synoptic diagram according to data processing equipment of the present invention,

Fig. 5 illustrates the 4th application of the present invention with reference to the synoptic diagram according to data processing equipment of the present invention,

Fig. 6 illustrates according to first variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 7 illustrates according to second variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 illustrates according to the 3rd variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 9 illustrates according to the 4th variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Figure 10 illustrates according to the 5th variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Figure 11 illustrates according to the 6th variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Figure 12 to 15 illustrates according to the variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1,

Figure 16 illustrates the diagram of a schematic similar block scheme, about according to the equipment that is used to digital media content distribution, makes out the bill and pay of the present invention,

Figure 17 illustrates the diagram of a schematic similar block scheme, about details at the equipment shown in Figure 16,

Figure 18 illustrates the synoptic diagram according to first exemplary system architecture of the equipment that is used to the digital media content distribution, makes out the bill and pays of the present invention,

Figure 19 illustrates the synoptic diagram according to second exemplary system architecture of the equipment that is used to the digital media content distribution, makes out the bill and pays of the present invention,

Figure 20 illustrate be used to discuss receive by the consumer, towards the capacity of the page or leaf of the text document of page or leaf, with first synoptic diagram of the correlativity of the service time that when using this page, causes,

Figure 21 illustrates a curve map, relates in the intensity of the project of use and the discussion of the correlativity between the designated price,

Figure 22 illustrates the capacity that is used to discuss page or leaf that received by the consumer, text document, with first synoptic diagram of the correlativity of the service time that when using this page, causes,

Figure 23 illustrates the schematic example view of time distribution plan when being used the page or leaf of text item by the consumer;

Figure 24 illustrates the capacity that relates to page or leaf that received by the consumer, text document, with second synoptic diagram of the discussion of the correlativity of the service time that when using this page, causes,

Figure 25 illustrate relate to receive by the consumer, towards the capacity of the page or leaf of the text document of page or leaf, with the 3rd synoptic diagram of the discussion of the correlativity of the service time that when using this page, causes,

Figure 26 illustrates the synoptic diagram of the reading process of the acquisition with state authority,

Figure 27 illustrates the synoptic diagram that has the equipment of card according to of the present invention,

Figure 28 illustrates the synoptic diagram by card module management and transmitting rights,

Figure 29 illustrates the synoptic diagram by another scheme of card module management and transmitting rights,

Figure 30 illustrates the process flow diagram of down operation,

Figure 31 illustrates the various possible solution that is used to realize the present invention and safety standard thereof,

Figure 32 A illustrates the wearable computers with display and operator's control module, is used for all purpose communication function

Figure 32 B illustrates by the xsect according to the wearable computers of Figure 32 A,

Figure 33 illustrates the portion of the handle as general display and operator's control module, is used for as a device (PDA, web browser, media player, phone and/or remote controllers) or combine independently with wearable computers,

Figure 34 illustrates in conjunction with family station or the display of wearable computers and the use of operator's control section,

Figure 35 illustrates a preferred embodiment, about previously described distribution and paying possibility (being referred to below as broadcast and payment system or PP system), with the form of pcmcia card and intelligent card reading, be addressable by the different form of PP module solution therein

Figure 36 illustrates the advantage of the PP system that is used for content provider,

Figure 37 illustrates the advantage that is used for consumer's PP system by diversified use possibility,

Figure 38 is illustrated in the possibility of using the PP system in the very diversified playback equipment,

Figure 39 illustrates the possibility that is used for online ordering and distribution and off-line consumption,

Figure 40 illustrates the processing advantage of using the PP modular system, and this is owing to have the possibility of using varied data-carrier store and transmission path in encrypting,

Figure 41 is the general view of the advantage of PP system,

Figure 42 is the example as the embodiment of PP consumer's card of fan card, and it has to the visit of specific fan's inlet with to the link (record and search mask) of other PP project

Figure 43 illustrate the outside that is used to connect a computing machine (smart card/PCMCIA) use of PP system, this computing machine is communicated by letter by streamed project with different broadcast or display device as the stream device, for example in the browser of playback equipment,

Figure 44 illustrates the PP stream device (member device) with integrated PP demoder or control module and intelligent card reading, and wherein reader is used for, and especially, is used for being streamed to the PP authentication card of the playback equipment of connection,

Figure 45 illustrates the playback terminal with intelligent card reading and integrated PP demoder or control module and player or browser,

Figure 46 illustrates being connected of described broadcast and payment system (PP system) and display and operator's control section and terminal,

Figure 47 illustrates and is used to digital media content to distribute, play, make out the bill and pay, according to the schematic block diagram of other equipment of the present invention,

Figure 48 is illustrated in the synoptic diagram that further develops of the layout among Figure 47,

Figure 49 is illustrated in the synoptic diagram that further develops of the layout among Figure 48,

Figure 50 is illustrated in the schematic overview of the stage model that is used to be on sale throughout the multimedia sell goods on the basis of the layout shown in Figure 47 to 49,

Figure 51 A illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the first aspect of first substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50,

Figure 51 B illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the second aspect of first substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50,

Figure 51 C illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of second substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50,

Figure 51 D illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the first aspect of the 3rd substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50,

Figure 51 E illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the second aspect of the 3rd substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50,

Figure 52 illustrates when using when arranging according to Figure 47,48 or 49 invention, not only at content provider's end but also at the synoptic diagram of the sequence of media consumer's (client) end,

Figure 53 A illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of the first method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method,

Figure 53 B illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of the second method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method,

Figure 53 C illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of third party's method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method, and

Figure 53 D illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of cubic method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method.

Describe in detail

Fig. 1 illustrates according to synoptic diagram of the present invention, that have the networked data processing equipment of server section 110 and client portion 120.Server section 110 and client portion 120 are connected to each other, by being designed to the communication network 130 of WAN (wide area network), for example by the analog telephone network, by isdn network, by the Internet or via satellite link be used for swap data.Server section 110 and client portion 120 general each a designated unique address or identifiers 112,122, for example telephone number, IP address or the like are for by the WAN130 swap data.If client portion 130 wants to be set up to by WAN130 the connection of server section, it need be about the information of its address 112.On the contrary, server section 110 need be about the information of the address 122 of client portion 120.

Client portion 120 is designed to hold a mobile card module 140.Card module 140 comprises a memory device (not shown) of the non-volatile memories that is used for data at least, and can pass through data communications equipment (not shown) and client portion 120 swap datas.Especially, card module 140 can be configured to chip card; Yet other design that can be easy to move also is possible.The fundamental property of chip card is revealed, especially in Wolfgang Rankl and Wolfgang Effing: " Handbuch der Chipkarten[Chipcard manual] ", Munich (Munich): Carl Hanser Verlag, second edition in 1996.Announcement with this publication comprises in this manual by reference.It is especially first-selected to be used as the card module 140 of the two-sided chip card of going up printing.Here, for example the one side of chip card can form by sending the media content provider of this card to its consumer.Face up when inserting terminal when blocking, be set up to the preferable connection of this supplier's selection page or leaf with this.Another side, for example the operator by the entry data treatment facility forms.When this that will block faces up when inserting, preferably make to the connection of this operator's of entry data treatment facility register and/or search engine available, described connection permission and media content provider option irrespectively.But, occupy in media content provider on the certain surface of one side of card, preferably there is at least one link of the operator of entry data treatment facility, therefore the user needn't remove card and overturn it, but also can change over the media content that other supplier provides with them by the clickthrough button.

Server section 110 is the computing machines that are often referred to the commercial supplier of tasking commodity and/or service.Server section 110 for example may be, a computing machine, and it is connected to telephone network by modulator-demodular unit or ISDN, and it can be by dialing to be used for data communication by being connected with dial-up line from client portion 120.In another embodiment, server section 110 is " WWW " servers (" www server "), and it can be connected to the Internet, and it can pass through HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (http protocol) and communicates by letter with client portion 120.In a further embodiment, server section for example is embodied in the computing machine that is connected to the Internet, and it is by Simple Mail Transfer protocol (SMTP) with by post office protocol (POP) and client portion 120 exchange Emails (e-mail).The invention is not restricted to the communication network or the certain protocol of some type; In so far, the information that provides above is just for illustration.

Fig. 2 illustrates the synoptic diagram of the various aspects of using according to the commerce of data processing equipment of the present invention.Of the present invention mutual between card module 140 and client portion 120, allow to finish transaction processing easily by final user's (not shown) of client portion 120 access server parts 110.

-aspect (1): on the one hand, card module 140 is by mutual with client portion 120, allow with system independence be set up to the correspondence of server section 110, for example by with the process of dialling in of system independence.For this purpose, visit data, access configuration or accessing step are stored in the storer of card module 140.This is avoided the final user to finish the demand of the complex configurations of visit data, for example about access to the Internet supplier, about the server that is used for Email or about being used to handle the server that electronics is subscribed to.In a preferable variant, client portion 120 can be configured to have card module 140 in such mode, promptly the final user only must insert client portion 120 with card module 140, so that initialization is set up to the telecommunication link of server section 110.When it was shown, the initialization that is set up to the telecommunication link of server section 110 can depend on the activation of operator's control element in addition and carry out, particularly on client portion 120, and/or in the input security information for example during the project of PIN.

-aspect (2): card module 140 allows the final user to be distinguished and/or discern with respect to server section 110 by mutual with client portion 120.Here to distinguish three kinds of situations: on the one hand, may exist unnecessary or do not want or situation that can not legal acceptance with by identification final users such as name, addresses, the various final users of card module 140 still can be distinguished under described situation each other yet each has independently.This may take place, on the other hand, by the pure serializing of card module 140, for example by write the memory block, can not be written uniquely defined, card module 140 and can repeating sequences number; If the final user uses the various card modules 140 with different sequence numbers continuously, can not under the situation that does not have additional logical connection information, infer final user's identity.The 3rd variant comprises that the pseudonym by a plurality of card module 140 final users discerns, and but, card module 140 does not allow in the identity that does not have to infer under the situation of additional information the final user.Under the situation of the card module 140 of pre-payment, usually might need not to discern the final user.If by submit invoice, credit card to, directly debit etc. provides payment process, the data that are used for discerning fully the final user generally will be necessary.If finishing of the transaction of being wanted is to want even in the identity of not knowing the final user but consider to know which different card module 140 will be assigned to (also square especially 7) who finishes under same final user's the situation that the pseudonym is always suitable.

-aspect (3): card module 140 allows the authentication with respect to server section 110 also by mutual with client portion 120,, can check the specific authenticity character of card module 140 from server section that is.Preferably known encryption method can be used for this purpose.Possible, for example, the non-volatile zone-described zone that is stored in the storer (not shown) of card module 140 be anti-tamper-be assigned to the encryption key of a specific final user's a secret.But, in all cases, encryption key does not need to be assigned to the final user; Also might use these technology to come by card module 140 that circulates legally through the manufacturer of authorizing and the card module difference of having copied by unwarranted third party.

-aspect (4): in addition, card module 140 is by mutual with client portion 120, allows that repeat in chronological order and transaction Be Controlled server section 110, particularly to the subscription of specific service.

-aspect (5): and card module 140 allows the special-purpose file that is provided by server section 110 of deciphering of card module by mutual with client portion 120, and these files can be represented for example software, text and/or multimedia project.This provides the effective technology protection of copyright.

-aspect (6): card module 140 is by mutual with client portion 120, and the method that also allows to measure in mode is regularly used by server section 110 and provided and can represent for example multimedia item purpose file.As a result, can realize being used for the technical foundation structure (also square especially 7) of the calculating of the copyright relevant with service time.

-aspect (7): card module 140 also allows for example to handle the paying of concluding the business with server section 110 by transmission credit card number or digital cash by mutual with client portion 120.Here will distinguish each selection: on the one hand, the card module 140 of circulation can be in conjunction with the prepayment credit of specified amount, and it is to represent by the predetermined data element in the storer (not shown) that is stored in card module accordingly.On the other hand, can pay in the special-purpose mode of individual by submitting invoice, credit card or direct debit to, the necessary details that relates to identity and payment transaction data (account number, credit number, the address etc. of making out the bill) is stored in the storer (not shown) of card module 140.In both cases, by the digital signature that produces by legal distribution office, help the authenticity and the data element that is stored in the storer of protection card module 140.No matter the above-mentioned difference between prepayment credit and ongoing making out the bill, have a selection below between the two: the one, according to the acquisition of the file of shopping principles, promptly in case after the payment purchasing price the unconfined in chronological order use possibility of existence just; The 2nd, make out the bill according to the intensity of using, preferably measured with respect to service time or the actual data capacity that uses from file.At last, exist more independently between two kinds of card modules 140 below and select: first kind of card module 140, even when they are placed in circulation, had all must with the relevant data element of making out the bill; Second kind of card module 140 do not have to be emitted to the final user with transferring to the storer (not shown) of card module 140 with the relevant data element of making out the bill from server section 110 up to described card module 140.In scope according to solution of the present invention, from eight kinds of different situations of the combination results of these three selections, the particular technology embodiment of each decision card module and mutual.

-aspect (8): if card module 140 has been equipped with enough memory capacity, for example with the form of the thing that is called as flash memory, the file that expression for example is used for data handling system, text or multimedia item purpose program can be stored in card module provisionally or for good and all.As a result, the technology of having improved system especially realizes, these systems aspect referred in for software, text and/or expression multimedia project and automatic cycle acquisition in (4) by the file of server section 110 distributions.

-aspect (9): last, can use card module 140, the specific function that allows or forbid server section 110 in the teleprocessing mode by mutual with client portion 120.

In according to data processing equipment of the present invention, needn't realize all aspects simultaneously.

Exemplary embodiment that describes below and variant thereof utilize specific encryption technology to a certain extent, such as for example symmetric cryptography and digital signature.To applied cryptographic introduction, can for example hereinafter find: Bruce Schneier: " Applied Cryptography ", New York (New York), John Wiley ﹠amp; Sons company limited, 1994.Announcement with this file comprises in this manual by reference.

Fig. 3 illustrates of the present invention one first and uses by the synoptic diagram according to data processing equipment of the present invention.As illustrative in Fig. 1, client portion 120 is connected to server section 110 by WAN130.Client portion 120 has been equipped just schematically illustrative display device 125.The specific final user's (not shown) of card module 140 signs by client portion is held wherein is assigned to this final user by the he or she or by the pseudonym with card module 140.Especially, can be stored in the card module 140 by the project that WAN 130 transfers to the identity information 141 of server section 110.On the page or leaf of client portion 120, can deposit identity information 141 in usual mode in addition safely, for example by PIN or (biometric) inspecting identity measurement equipment (not shown) by biological characteristic.Except that card module 140, other card module 140a, 140b, 140c also can be arranged, each is assigned to SN1, SN2 and SN3.If the card module 140 that is associated with identity SN4141 is replaced by other card module 140a, one of 140b, 140c, then identity information SN1, SN2 and the SN3 that is assigned accordingly can be transferred to server section 110.It is important using at of the present invention first shown in Fig. 3, if particularly acting on behalf of theme (acting subject) will can be distinguished at least, for example in its character as the co-contractor relevant with server section 110, otherwise want and can or pass through the pseudonym by Direct Recognition.

Fig. 4 illustrates of the present invention second and uses by the synoptic diagram according to data processing equipment of the present invention.As shown in Fig. 1, client portion 120 is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130 as.Client portion 120 has been equipped just schematically illustrative display device 125.The card module of being held by client portion 140 can identify specific contractual relation AbD 141, particularly by predetermined data element, comprises described relation in this example, and (subscription) digital multimedia product is provided termly.Except that card module 140, also there are

other card module

140a, 140b, 140c, each is assigned contractual relation AbA, AbB and AbC (141a, 141b, 141c).If the card module 140 that is associated with contractual relation 141 is replaced by other card module 140a, one of 140b, 140c, then

contractual relation

141a, 141b and the 141c that is assigned accordingly can be transferred to server section 110.Corresponding contractual relationship information which may 141,141a, 141b, 141c are characteristic variable (characteristic variable), their control with to transfer to client portion 120 and represent relevant, the also relevant autoselect process of the file that multimedia represents from server section 110 with the transmission time.

Fig. 5 illustrates the 4th application of the present invention by the synoptic diagram according to data processing equipment of the present invention.As shown in Fig. 1, client portion 120 is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130 as.Client portion 120 has been equipped just schematically illustrative display device 125.The specific server section 110 that the card module 140 special signs of being held by client portion can be assigned to for example is assigned to the particular content provider SPr4 that is associated.Except that card module 140, can there be

other card module

140a, 140b, 140c, each is assigned to service supplier SPr1, SPr2 and SPr3 (141a, 141b, 141c).If the card module 140 that is associated with service supplier 141 is replaced by other card module 140a, one of 140b, 140c, then corresponding

service provider information

141a, 141b, 141c can be transferred to server section 110.Corresponding service provider information 141,141a, 141b, 141c are characteristic variables, it cause with from the relevant autoselect process of the data transmission parameters of client portion 120, therefore make the auto-initiation of the exchanges data between client portion 120 and server section 110 become possibility.

Fig. 6 illustrates first variant of embodiment according to solution of the present invention shown in Figure 1.As shown in Fig. 1, the client portion 120 that is designed to hold card module 140 is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130 as.Client portion 120 has been equipped just schematically illustrative display device 125.A Fig. 6 thereby solution is shown, the client portion 120 and the display device 125 that are designed to hold card module 140 therein form a device, in fact it mechanically are included in one.

Fig. 7 illustrates according to second variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1.As shown in Fig. 1, provide the client portion 120 that is designed to hold card module 140 as.Client portion 120 is connected to just schematically illustrative display device 125 by data communications equipment 123, and display device 125 is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130.A Fig. 7 thereby solution is shown, be designed to hold the client portion 120 of card module 140 therein, on the one hand, with the display device 125 that is connected to WAN 130, on the other hand, each forms a device independently, promptly in fact mechanically is included in one, and dependence data communications equipment 123 is finished the exchanges data between client portion 120 and display part 125.Wireless and wired equipment and method, particularly by the data cable (not shown), by the radio (not shown) or by infrared ray, for example the IrDA (not shown) might be realized as the technology of data communications equipment.

Fig. 8 illustrates according to the 3rd variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1.As shown in Fig. 1, provide the client portion 120 that is designed to hold card module 140 and is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130 as.Client portion 120 is connected to just schematically illustrative display device 125 by data communications equipment 123.A Fig. 8 thereby solution is shown, therein, be designed to the client portion 120 holding card module 140 and be connected to WAN 130, on the one hand, and display device 125, on the other hand, each oneself forms an equipment, promptly in fact mechanically be included in one, finish exchanges data between client portion 120 and the display part 125 by data communications equipment 123.Wireless and wired equipment and method, particularly by the data cable (not shown), by the radio (not shown) or by infrared ray, for example the IrDA (not shown) might be realized as the technology of data communications equipment.

Fig. 9 illustrates according to the 4th variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1.As shown in FIG. 1, provide the client portion 120 that is designed to hold at least one card module 140 and is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130.Except that client portion 120, have just schematically illustrative display device 125, and it also is designed to hold at least one card module 140.A Fig. 9 thereby solution is shown, therein, be designed to the client portion 120 holding card module 140 and be connected to WAN 130, on the one hand, and display device 125, on the other hand, each oneself forms a device, promptly in fact be included in one, finish exchanges data between client portion 120 and the display part 125 by inserting card module 140 again according to mechanical system.For example, for the data that provide by server section 110 are provided, in client portion 120, can hold card module 140.Be stored in the card module 140 in corresponding data, can have represented this data with the form of sense organ perception by card module is inserted display device again.On the contrary, also might store, for example, the data relevant with subscription procedure are held if this card module 140 has been shown equipment 125 to card module 140.Be inserted into again in the client portion 120 at card module 140, can be by WAN 130 with this subscription data provisioning server part 110.

Figure 10 illustrates according to the 5th variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1.As shown in Fig. 1, provide the client portion 120 that is designed to hold card module 140 as.Client portion 120 is connected to just schematically illustrative display device 125 by data communications equipment 123, and display device 125 is connected to server section 110 by WAN 130.Figure 10 thereby a solution is shown, therein, be designed to hold the client portion 120 of card module 140, on the one hand, and the display device 125 that is connected to WAN130, on the other hand, each oneself forms an equipment, promptly in fact be included in one, finish exchanges data between client portion 120 and the display part 125 by data communications equipment 123 according to mechanical system.

Wireless and wired equipment and method, particularly by the data cable (not shown), by the radio (not shown) or by infrared ray, for example the IrDA (not shown) might be realized as the technology of data communications equipment.

The client portion 120 of holding a plurality of card module 140a-140e being designed to shown in Figure 10, by being stored in that described card module 140a-140e goes up and from the viewpoint of the server section 110 card module data (not shown) of addressing independently of one another during by server section 110 initialized communication transactions, these card modules can distinguish initialization and control independently of one another and server section 110 communication processs.For example, at least one of card module 140a-140e can serve as the assembly in the system shown in Fig. 4, promptly, a card module or several card module are as storer, the digital multimedia product that provides with digital form by WAN 130 by server section 110 is provided, termly but does not side by side control behavior with respect to user's operator.

The concrete feature that illustrative layout is compared with illustrative layout in Fig. 7 in Figure 10, especially, it is such fact, a main card module 140 promptly is provided, and display device 125 can be with it with client portion 120 be inserted in wherein relevant specific method identification and the authentication oneself of other card module 140a-140e.For example, the digital books that main card module 140 can be inserted as display device 125.Digital then books are disposed with a kind of like this method by main card module 140, promptly with respect to client portion and insert other card module 140a-140e therein, the operator of special special permission controls transaction, for example, allow or forbid that client portion 120 is provided by server section 110 or finishes the order transaction relevant with server section 110, can use data communications equipment 123 to finish by the user.For this reason, the data communication by data communications equipment 123 preferably relies on the particularly encryption technology protection of suitable technology, prevents eavesdropping and handles.

Figure 11 illustrates according to the 6th variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1.As shown in Fig. 1, provide the client portion 120 that is designed to hold card module 140 and passes through the server section 110 of WAN 130 as.Client portion 120 is connected to just exemplarily illustrative display device 125 by data communications equipment 123.Figure 10 also thereby a solution is shown, therein, be designed to hold at least the client portion 120 of a card module 140, on the one hand, and the display device 125 that is connected to WAN 130, on the other hand, each forms a device independently, promptly in fact be included in one, finish exchanges data between client portion 120 and display part 125 by data communications equipment 123 according to mechanical system.In the layout shown in Figure 11 with respect to concrete feature in the layout shown in Fig. 7, especially, it is such fact, promptly situation as shown in Figure 10 is the same, client portion 120 is designed to hold a plurality of card module 140a-140e, these card modules are by storage card module data (not shown) thereon, each can distinguish initialization and the control and the communication transaction of server section 110 independently of one another, and during by server section 110 initialized communication transactions, from the viewpoint of server section 110 these card modules of addressing independently of one another.For example, at least one of card module 140a-140e can serve as the assembly (as shown in FIG. 4) of system, promptly, a card module or several card module are as storer, be used for the digital multimedia product that provides with digital form by WAN 130 by server section 110, termly but control user's transaction asynchronously with respect to user's operator.

Illustrative variant in Figure 11, special proof help realizing client portion 120 for the fixing card module station that in fact constantly is connected to WAN 130 and therefore the 110 relevant data communication of initialization always and server section conclude the business, and this external enwergy receives by server section 110 initialized data communication transaction, conclude the business with respect to user's use asynchronously, even display device 125 is embodied as the user and is carried on one's body mobile device, in addition when he not in this place.

Simultaneously with respect to illustrative variant in Figure 10 with respect to illustrative variant in Figure 11, provable help display device 125 is embodied as hold at least one card module 140, therefore can use illustrative use pattern in Fig. 9 by inserting card module again.

Although client portion 120 is designed to hold at least one card module 140 in the variant of Fig. 6 to 11, each is illustrated in the variant that uses client portion 120 under the situation that does not have card module independently Figure 12 and Figure 13.Figure 13 illustrates the client portion 120 that is designed to hold complete display device 125, and then display device 125 is designed to hold at least one card module 140.Data communication occurs between server section 110 and the card module 140, with a kind of method, and data that rely on suitable electronic method transmission to be exchanged by display device 125 therein.Really, there is not absolute necessity client portion 120 will be designed to hold complete display device 125.In client portion 120, on the one hand, and prepare so that hold the display device 125 of at least one card module 140, on the other hand, between the two, can, for example also be implemented as shown in Figure 13, by data communications equipment 123.Wireless and wired equipment and method, particularly by the data cable (not shown), by the radio (not shown) or by infrared ray, for example the IrDA (not shown) might be realized as the technology of data communications equipment.

Figure 14 and 15 illustrates according to the other variant at the embodiment of the solution of the present invention shown in Fig. 1.As as shown in Fig. 1, the client portion 120 that also in Figure 14, is designed to hold card module 140 and is connected to server section 110 by WAN130.Display device 125 also is connected to WAN 130a.WAN 130 can be identical with WAN 130a.Trigger and mutual with server section 130 by WAN 130a transmission by display device 125, make multi-medium data transfer to client portion 120 from server 110 by WAN 130.As a result, user's (not shown) can call, and when (on route), by WAN 130 transfers to client portion 120 data that for example are installed in family from server section 110 for example when on the way.

Figure 15 illustrates a variant, and therein, client portion 120 has been equipped display device 125.The data (not shown) that calls at server section 110 places transfers to second client portion 120a by WAN 130.

Figure 16 illustrates the diagram of a schematic similar block scheme, about according to the equipment that is used to digital media content distribution, makes out the bill and pay of the present invention.

By content provider 102 its available file 104,106,108 is maintained at and prepares to be used for distribution on the server 110.With file distributing to each client computer, preferably with the form of encrypting by downloading via the Internet or by selling and marketing physical data carrier is finished such as (not shown) such as CD, DVD, flash memories.Here,, use the instrument in client computer or playback equipment can select the particular items form, therefore, for example only be used for downloading for the MP3 player provides the project of compatible MP3 when dialling in a service supplier.By having personal computer or notebook or the TV that the Internet connects, might watch all forms of distributed project that are used for selecting and order the specific title of (download, upload, flow and transmit or broadcast).Its digital content that can be used for client computer is symbolically represented and with reference symbol 112 marks.For the charge of these digital contents 112 for making out the bill and paying by exemplary functional block 120 and finish.

Functional module 120 has a demoder 122, and it can be visited them by consumer 128 with the technical approach that is suitable for the sense organ perception at first with pin mode deciphering (reference symbol 124) digital content then.Under the situation of MP3 audio file, this can finish, for example, and by producing the simulated audio signal that can use loudspeaker 126 or the regeneration of earphone (not shown).At other content (for example, text, image, video; Not shown) situation under, also can exist, for example, the demonstration directly perceived on the display device (not shown).

Estimate (evaluation) equipment 130 and be connected to demoder 120, so that when consumer 128 is using medium, produce the data that are used for consumption history 132 continuously, the corresponding use of described data description has enough precision with making out the bill of will carrying out after allowing.Consumption history comprises, for example, and about the data of duration of using an audio title, perhaps at the project of other form (text for example; Not shown) situation under, also comprise about employed page of text and the data of each service time relevant with each page of text.Other possibility that is used to write down or measure use also is possible.

Limiter 134 is provided, so that the calculating according to the charge total of the data accumulation in consumption history 132 is provided, continuously or at the function of particular time interval, and when adding up to, predetermined charge sends an inhibit signal 136 surpassing to demoder 122 as consumption history.In case demoder 122 is received the inhibit signal 136 from limiter 134, just interrupts the use of encrypted content 112, up to limiter 134 cancellation inhibit signals 136.Replace charge to add up to, time credit or be possible according to the credit of the capacity that uses.Above the mixing variant of described these possibilities also be possible.

Stored Value storer 140 storage data values, the fund that the expression consumer has stored, available service time or available use capacity are so that guarantee the total of making out the bill in the future, for example by the pre-payment with guaranty money's form.Can fill it up with Stored Value storer 140 by all common little charging systems.These comprise, for example, click and buy, paying safety (paysafe) (pre-payment) or by service number such as for example loading for No. 0190.When loading Stored Value by No. 0190, possible, for example, the different telephone numbers of the afterbody number by can be configured to a major number load the specific Stored Value amount of money, and these amount of money that are used for being made out the bill by telecommunications company.Fill the Stored Value storer, especially the off-line for the numericitem by service number, program or the like uses, and is an independently invention thought, and its protection is required independently.Especially, fill the Stored Value storer in attachable payment module, smart card for example number is advantageously possible by service.This Stored Value can be successively according to the value storage of money, time credit or the credit relevant with capacity.The use of the special-purpose authority of project and/or special permission also can be by service number settings.

Limiter 134 promptly, as long as Stored Value exists, does not stop demoder 122 preferably by satisfying its function alternately with Stored Value storer 140.

Functional module 120 comprises significant data and function, must protect them, prevents aliunde any unwarranted manipulation, particularly by the consumer.Demoder 122 is with the data 112 of pin mode by decruption key 123 decryption table registration word contents, and thereby make it can be used for further processing, this decruption key 123 is secrets especially.The Stored Value amount of money (not shown) that is stored in the Stored Value storer 140 also is sensitive.Consumption survey instrument 130 and limiter 134 are critical functions, because the monoenergetic of making out a bill of aiming charge is destroyed by handling these equipment.

Therefore help functional module 120 is set to the assembly of a special protection (anti-tamper).Under the simplest situation, this assembly 120 can be embedded in, for example in the sealing compound (sealing compound), and synthetic resin for example.In the solution that other is developed, the sensor (not shown) might be provided, they are suitable for detecting the manipulation of unacceptable machinery and/or electronics.These signal of sensor then can be used to delete instant important data such as for example, the encryption key 123 or the Stored Value amount of money in Stored Value storer 140.In according to exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 16, be combined into the Stored Value storer 140 and/or limiter 134 assemblies of a functional module 120, also can be included in one or more standalone module that can be connected to functional module 120.

The all component that is combined in the functional module 120 can be implemented as independently nextport hardware component NextPort or independently software module, or intactly is embodied as a software solution in addition, for example with the form of browser plug-in.

Consumption history 132 also represents protectedly to prevent the set of the confidential data handled.Accomplish this, the storer (not shown) that is used for storing consumption history 132 also can be included in protected function module 120 (not shown).Another possibility is the data value of protection consumption history 132, prevents the unwarranted change by one or more digital signature.Accomplish this, so provide the digital signature that advantageously is included in the shielded critical function module 120 to produce and the test suite (not shown).

When carrying out making out the bill and paying of bundling, preferably the data content with consumption history transfers to the server 145 of making out the bill with suitable method by the data network connection, is subjected to the pin mode protection to prevent unwarranted supervision and data manipulation.Making out the bill server will be by the charge of consumer payment with reference to the data computation of consumption history, and deducts the corresponding amount of money, for example by the debit transaction from (void) account 150 who is assigned to the consumer.The consumer can carry out payment transaction with the method for routine then, for example by remittance or by credit card clearinghouse (clearing house).Account 150 not necessarily; Do not need (void) account 150 such as the such charging system of anonymous digital cash if use, might exempt account 150.

After paying; perhaps provide consumer's suitable credit standing; and the server 145 of making out the bill make out the bill take place after; the Stored Value amount of money that is stored in the Stored Value storer 140 can be increased by a specific Stored Value amount of money, by transferring to functional unit 120 or Stored Value storer 140 with the Stored Value message of handling 155 that prevents of pin mode protection from the server 145 of making out the bill.

Preferably especially, Stored Value storer 140 is contained on the smart card, so that can use the Stored Value amount of money of being stored with system independence ground and in the mode that moves, even on other member device.Functional module 120 comprises an intelligent card reading (not shown) in this case.The assembly that comprises intelligent card reading can be embodied as, and for example, has the pcmcia card of the function of functional module 1210.

A selection (not shown) for Figure 16 is for a module, it can be coupled to playback equipment, preferably can be inserted into, PCMCIA for example, has integrated storer, in storer, the thing that especially can be called as player and/or broadcast licence can be stored, with a kind of like this method, promptly when module is connected to another playback equipment or computing machine, by using another playback equipment, can use licence, and not make it unavailable or invalid with corresponding broadcast authority or rights of using.Here, existing other supplier's permission solution can easily be modified and/or can provide means for module, make use with the licence (or a plurality of licence) of the player (or a plurality of player) of system independence, and/or the use of supplier's project, by this module is possible, but can not produce the copy of licence, authority or the Stored Value amount of money.In another embodiment (not shown), the use means are to be embodied as smart card on the authority card, with such method, promptly by mutual with the software license of installing on computers, they make, and the multi-medium data (project) that correspondingly provides may be provided.Here, the information especially for discerning and/or check the mandate of occupancy permit can use player and/or particular items by smart card.In further development, software license or player can be modified, and with such method, promptly different users can use by smart card independently and make its available project or application program etc., and new licence needn't be installed on computing machine or playback equipment.Paying by smart card is possible, for example by monetary unit, and payment time credit and/or according to the credit of available data capacity.Smart card is embodied as debit card and/or credit card is possible equally.

Figure 17 illustrates the diagram of a schematic similar block scheme, about the details at the equipment shown in Figure 16.Server 110 can be used the digital content (not shown), and can be connected to protected function module 120, for example, passes through wide area data network (WAN) 210 via modulator-demodular unit 212.Functional module 120 is connected to playback equipment in this case, and has browser/player 1500, also can be embodied as the plug-in unit that is used for existing browser and can be except that decrypted data, also represent the status information relevant with the remaining sum of the unit that is consumed, time or price or Stored Value.Replace modulator-demodular unit, other suitable network function device for example is used for ISDN, GSM or UMTS, also can use.From the specific detail of Figure 16, such as particularly consuming measurement mechanism 130, limiter 134 and Stored Value storer 140 do not have illustration in Figure 17.

In Figure 17, card module 215 is provided, can selectively use it as authority card and control card, be used to control demoder 122, wherein preferably fixture body is turned to smart card.

Figure 18 illustrates the synoptic diagram according to first exemplary system architecture of the equipment that is used to the digital media content distribution, makes out the bill and pays of the present invention.

Be used for using the use equipment of digital content by reference symbol 310 appointments by the consumer.Use equipment 310 can be equipped with a connection device, is used for Connection Card module 315.

Media server 320 keeps ready content file 330, and each comprises digital content and toll project information.Media server 320 can connect 340 preferably by the Internet by data network, is connected to use equipment 310, especially for downloaded content file 330.

Each supplier of digital content can operate delivery service device 350A, 350B, 350C, they each connect 352A, 352B, 352C by data network, for example, be connected to media server 320 by the Internet.

In the illustrative layout, the responsibility of supplier 350A, 350B, 350C is to keep

file

354A, 354B, 354C and toll project information 356A, 356B, 356C with digital content to use in Figure 18.If ask specific digital content by use equipment 310 by consumer's (not shown), then the 350A of content provider, the 350B of

content corresponding file

354A, 354B, 354C, 350C assign specific toll project information 356A, 356B, 356C and

content file

354A, 354B, 354C are transferred to media server 320, from they can be transferred to use equipment 310 and are used for being used by the consumer here.

Figure 19 illustrates the synoptic diagram according to second exemplary system architecture of the equipment that is used to the digital media content distribution, makes out the bill and pays of the present invention.

In the variant shown in Figure 19 from the layout of Figure 18, predetermined

Fee Schedule classification

322A, 322B, 322C, 322D are set on the media server 320, and the supplier of

content file

354A, 354B, 354C stipulates that effective toll project model is used for each content file, because this fact, promptly

data transmission

352A, 352B, 352C, 352D take place to regional 322A, 322B, 322C, 322D according to the media server 320 of toll project category classification in the mode of file special use.

Figure 20 illustrate relate on Z-axis receive by the consumer, towards the capacity of the page or leaf of the text document (not shown) of page or leaf, first synoptic diagram of the discussion of the correlativity of the service time that causes when on transverse axis, using this page.Here, the calibration that is appreciated that Z-axis is a kind of like this method, and the page or leaf of promptly having been read text repeatedly also counts up to corresponding to this degree repeatedly.Suppose that the number of pages in illustrative example Chinese version project is 120 pages.

Suppose a constant reading rate, the reading curve of indicating by C for example, steepness with low degree, and therein for after the typical slowly about 15 hours reading time that the reader is obtained, each page or leaf of 120 pages of project was read once by the consumer.

Relatively, the reading curve of indicating by B for example, and have the steepness of high level, and after the about 4 hours reading time that is obtained for a typical fast reader therein, each page or leaf of 120 pages of project was read once by the consumer.

At last, the reading curve of indicating by A for example, and have the steepness of low degree, and after the about 7.5 hours reading time that is obtained for a typical average velocity reader therein, each page or leaf of 120 pages of project was read once by the consumer.

With respect to reading curve A, select toll project with a kind of like this method, this method is that the distance from zero point to the point when the consumer has read about 240 pages after about 15 hours is assigned to a toll amount DM6.00.Therefore, read this project and once spend DM3.00, in about 7.5 hours.For its decimal or multiple is corresponding makes out the bill pro rata.

Figure 21 illustrates a curve map, relates in the intensity of the project of use and the discussion of the correlativity between the designated price.Although charge increases the selectable non-linear toll project curve of illustration in Figure 21 pro rata with the number of pages of reading among the illustrative figure in Figure 20.

In this respect, the text of " sensation project (sensory items) " such as " height " literal comes with " functional item (functional items) " difference in illustrative example.

Under the situation of sensation project, this can be desirable: because marketing is considered, with a kind of like this method the use by corresponding techniques foundation structure digital content is charged, promptly partly make out the bill with lower charge for first quantity of using project by the consumer, therefore the consumer he oneself can determine, needn't worry,, and impel him to continue consumption according to the usage charges of height expection.

Therefore, for functional item, this is desirable: adopt for the toll project that uses digital content with a kind of like this method by corresponding techniques foundation structure, be that the consumer partly makes out the bill to first quantity of the use of project promptly with higher charge, this is with the consumer use of the aft section of project to be compared, because the consumer usually represents most important useful value for the consumer in the information that begins to locate from the extraction of project on subjective level.

Figure 22 illustrate be used to discuss receive by the consumer, towards the capacity of the page or leaf of the text document of page or leaf, with first synoptic diagram of the correlativity of the service time that when using this page, causes.

The consumer reads towards single page of the project of text shared time-tagging on transverse axis.With the page or leaf is unit, and the quantity that the consumer has read is illustrated on the Z-axis with respect to the number percent of the whole quantity of text.

Shown in figure in the reading curve that draws consider certain orientation time t1, for example 15 seconds, promptly free for institute in the time interval between 0 and 15 second, suppose that the reader is also concentrate reading content on any substantial degree.At shared as an example time t1+t2, at this example therefore after 2 minutes 53 seconds, with hypothesis reader about 75% amount of text of having read on this page of text under consideration.After 3 minutes 45 seconds whole time t1+t2+t3, this page or leaf is read fully.

The invention enables possibility, for example, toll project particularly is that the project towards page or leaf of text is made out the bill according to the function of capacity therein, but the independent page or leaf that shows on display is not that to begin apparent time at it calculated fully immediately.Replace, in orientation time [0, t1], think that according to toll project page or leaf is not used and does not make out the bill.Only consider that page or leaf is used fully by the consumer after the t1+t2+t3 at the fixed time according to toll project.

Figure 23 with schematically and exemplary form illustrate for illustrative toll project method in Figure 22, be used for by the consumer use text towards the project of page or leaf page time distribution map.

Matrix symbol, as an example, same one page of text towards the project of page or leaf; Here a page or leaf has page number 21.After page or leaf has been displayed on the display device, think that page or leaf for example is not used (Figure 23 A) in 15 seconds in orientation time.After orientation time expiration, be used for page or leaf use price for example DM0.025 made out the bill fully (Figure 23 B), even the user receives only the fraction of the content of text of page or leaf.In this page is displayed on time period on the display by record (Figure 23 C) continuously.Stop corresponding page demonstration after suppose that the reader begins in the use of the page or leaf that causes charge after orientation time expiration 15 seconds, by moving to another page or leaf (in this example to page or leaf 36), end respective item use or even close display device (Figure 23 D), for service time of this page storage up to then being cushioned.15 seconds free orientation time is assigned to the orientation about new page or leaf 36.If the consumer then makes with one page 21 and is shown (Figure 23 E) in the time after a while once more, at first distribute new orientation time.In new orientation time expiration back (Figure 23 F), the time of making out the bill continues to consider the time of watching this page that has been spent cumulatively in the past by the consumer.If the single use preset time for page or leaf has expired, think then that page or leaf has been finished to be read (Figure 23 G).As long as this page or leaf continues to be shown under the interrupted situation not having on the display, just there be not other make out the bill relevant (Figure 23 H) with the time.Independent storage instead of the specific page service time that has begun, also easily might move a time house account, the unused time of all that leave prematurely page is accumulated and is made it can be used for the user so that watch with one page or other new fully page or leaf therein.

Figure 24 illustrate relate to receive by the consumer, towards the capacity of the page or leaf of the text document of page or leaf, with second synoptic diagram of the discussion of the correlativity of the service time of cost when using this page.

Here, in Figure 24 illustrative reading curve corresponding to illustrative page or leaf read state in Figure 23 C.

Figure 25 illustrate relate to receive by the consumer, towards the capacity of the page or leaf of the text document of page or leaf, with the 3rd synoptic diagram of the discussion of the correlativity of the service time of cost when using this page.

Here, in Figure 25 illustrative reading curve corresponding to the read state of illustrative page or leaf in Figure 23 H.

Figure 26 illustrates the synoptic diagram of the reading process of the acquisition with state authority.

By the present invention its possible toll project option is comprised, especially, the toll project model therein under the situation of the text item of page or leaf, can obtain the state authority and showing on the level of whole project and/or on the level at page or leaf with suitable method according to infotech.For example, the capacity/time of the illustrative complexity pattern of making out the bill makes and might partly deposit the residue of relevant with page or leaf respectively reading time in consumer account in Figure 20 to 25.Symbolically indicated this in Figure 26, relied on this fact: every page of time of being consumed partly represents with dashed area respectively, and partly do not have hatching the excess time that keeps.In addition, hold in supplier and can be scheduled to determine rule, its is described from making out the bill system to the transformation towards the system that makes out the bill that buys towards the system that makes out the bill of capacity, towards the system that makes out the bill or the complicated capacity/time of time.

For example, for a particular items (in Figure 26 by item identification number 2349457 sign), might be scheduled to determine reading after twice, that the reader obtains is unconfined in chronological order, do not have responsibility to pay the rights of using of more overcharge.

In Figure 26, also might symbolically provide the toll project rule purely, for example use the toll project successively decrease or read the rule that can not further use content for twice.

Figure 27 illustrates the synoptic diagram that has the equipment of card according to of the present invention.

Be used for using and marking by label 1202 and 1204 respectively of digital content as the use of digital content first equipment of making out the bill and second equipment that uses and make out the bill that is used for digital content for the use of described content.Distributor 110 is connected to equipment 1202 and 1204 by data communication network (WAN) 210, is used for being loaded in down keeping available on the server and having the file that the digital content that provides is provided for consumer's (not shown).Much less by exchange physical data carrier (for example CD, CD-ROM, DVD etc.), these files also can be transferred into the consumer and be used by equipment 1202 and 1204.

Equipment 1202 and 1204 each have equipment 1206 and 1208, be respectively applied for and hold card module 1210.Equipment 1202 and 1204 each also have corresponding to design in the details shown in Figure 16 and 17, that is, provide demoder 1212 and 1214 especially respectively.Not other assembly of making out the bill essential, do not illustrate such as consumption measurement mechanism, limiter, Stored Value storer and consumption history.

Figure 27 illustration, on the one hand, consumer's (not shown) uses to have the project of project label 333 and used when so doing by equipment 1202 and adds up to 420% project capacity, promptly surpasses 4 times of project capacity.Special permission by playitems playitem 333 acquisitions repeatedly is stored on the card module 1210 here.If the user forwards another equipment 1204 (right-hand side in Figure 27) to and asks not this project on equipment 1204 once more, the result is that described project must make it available by server 110 by WAN 210 once more, and this is with different form codings for demoder B.Still by card module 1210 insertion equipment 1204 are become effectively, the result is to depend on the toll project model in the special permission that is obtained, the broadcast once more of project 333 is considered to, for example, with the accumulation mode degressively, for example be 600% as a result the time, and correspondingly make out the bill.Example in Figure 27 illustrates and can make in different equipment with the same project of multi-form encryption and can use, and still can call it by same card module 1210.

Figure 28 illustrates the synoptic diagram by card module management and transmitting rights.The same card module 1210 of Figure 28 illustration can be on different playback equipments calls digital media content from one or more servers with different-format.The result, the illustrative card module 1210 of part is with the MP3 player leftward, signal or music so that play sound, it is to be inserted into other terminal that set-top box B or televisor or some are connected to the latter at center section, so that display video signal, and be used from the page or leaf of videotex and/or the page or leaf of image in right hand portion and e-book one.

Figure 29 illustrates the synoptic diagram by another scheme of card module management and transmitting rights.Especially, have the illustration of the encryption relevant with module here, it makes might carry out call and online transmission data and off-line consumption.The user uses by his telecommunications service and has been equipped with the telco module (for example GSM or UMTS) of authority card to multimedia content provider CPr1 request items.The authority card has been equipped an encrypting module in addition, and its Key Tpe is known for telecommunications service.Which key multimedia content provider CPr1 inquires about and is used to this telephone number and directly its project is transferred to the final user with corresponding encryption as the telephone number of telecommunications service cooperative partner to telecommunications service use final user.Described final user can only use the authority card of his independent deciphering module with coupling to consume this project, perhaps in live stream (life-streaming) pattern or in the off-line watching mode.Finish by telecommunications service and to make out the bill.

Be used for using and marking by label 1410 of digital content as the equipment that the use of digital content is made out the bill.Telecommunication supplier's technology IT foundation structure is by reference symbol 1415 marks.The technology IT foundation structure that is used for numeral (multimedia) content of content provider is by label 1420A, 1420B, 1420C or 1420D mark.

Figure 30 illustrates the process flow diagram of downloading process

Figure 31 illustrates and is used to realize various possible solution of the present invention.Under the simplest and least reliable situation, media file and whole encryption user data and toll project are to carry out by software solution on the PC of routine.In order to increase reliability, described PC can be in addition with mark (token) solution for example chip card communicate by letter.In the integrated terminal of encapsulation as far as possible (equipment solve, routine MP3 player), open in this case and can cause loss of data, thereby obtain the security of highest standard.

General mobile device

Figure 32 is illustrated in the certain embodiments as the favourable digital communication equipment of wearable computers 127010, and it can be used as multimedia player especially, preferably includes digital right management system (DRMS).Mobile device 127010 can have PCMCIA groove 127020, can make it be used in particular for holding smart chip card, for example is used for distribution and charging system.

Pcmcia interface energy thereby also be used to other function or expansion for example is used for the adapter card of smart media module or similar storage card, processor card or other software and/or hardware expanding.Also may be equipped with function of cellular phone, for example WAP, SMS, GSM, GAPS, UMTS then for mobile device 127010.

An embodiment is embodied as the decoder module that is used for Digital Right Management with PCMCIA, have integrated memory, intelligent card reading and/or instrument, be used to use WAN (GSM, UMTS, GPRS etc.) to carry out call and/or be used for data communication/data transmission.In addition, help providing the common function of PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), such as appointment plan, notes etc.

At mobile device 127010 itself, for example also can realize these in 127020 at display and operator's control section 127030 or in link block.

All functions can, if suitable, use either alone or in combination.Other function also is possible.The explanation of the specific embodiment of the content, particularly wearable computers of the PCT/EP 01/03738 that discloses is here expressed it as subject of this patent application.

With reference to 127030 mark display and operator's control modules.Display and operator's control module 127030 have a display 127040, are used to be presented at the text and the image of the application of operation on the mobile device 127010, comprise video.Being connected also and can finishing between mobile device 127010 and display and operator's control module 127030 by the cable (not shown), but it is preferable that the data communication of not having cable connects, for example the radiowave by using bluetooth standard for example or by using for example infrared data transmission of IrDA standard.Display and operator's control module 127030 can advantageously be equipped an audio subsystem, for example earphone/microphone combination 127050.For pure purpose of listening, also might use for example HiFi earphone.(not shown) in another variant can also be integrated into microphone display and operation control unit 127030.

Display and operator's control module 127030 are advantageously determined size with such method, promptly can be cosily hand held with it in.Have a touch-screen if display and operation control unit 127030 are embodied in, then the user can easily carry out the thumb input operation with hand when he is just holding this unit.Available, the operator who uses the input pen (not shown) also can be provided control.In a development, microphone/earphone 127050 has switchgear 127060, for example can close music and be connected the call that enters with it.After call finishes, open music once more by activation energy once more.

Display and operator's control module 127030 can be equipped with the rechargeable battery of its oneself processor or opertaing device and its oneself.For this reason, playout software can directly operation on display and operator's control module 127030 in this variant.As a result, only might solve in display and operator's control module 127030 reduction protected data form and they are supplied with earphone especially.The encryption of the data stream between mobile device 127010 and display and operator's control module 127030 can, for example, carry out by ssl protocol.In such configuration, project demoder (not shown) can be equipped digital right management system in mobile device 127010, and does not have the risk of duplicating without permission.In this embodiment, satisfy the condition precedent that is used for this for needing only, for example by at Wearable part or the authority smart card that in display and operator's control section, is connected, possible, for example will spread to deliver to for that purpose and be installed in player or browser in display and the operator's control module from the content of wearable computers.

A certain embodiments of display and operator's control module is, indicate controlled this part device operator's control function possibility and show the content of multimedia for example just play, with relevant information such as title, the Stored Value amount of money, reproduction time etc. together, the possibility of the multimedia item purpose tabulation that perhaps can play or order.In the multi-functional embodiment of display and operator's control module, for example can again can be as mobile phone as media player, might automatically show that for example telephone number will be at the title of special time broadcast with demonstration, perhaps show between the title available or that can be ordered and switch, depend on operator scheme or response importing.If carrying out call a specific time, can show the subscriber or even use image representation, and if for example, playing one section music (during call, being suppressed), on display, show corresponding information.

Mobile device 127010 can connect with miscellaneous equipment such as e-book, PDA, Web plate (web tablet), PC or to broadcast device (beamer) mutual by lan data, in same or analogous mode, if supply for that purpose.Mobile device also can be mutual by wireless connections such as WAN connection rather than GSM, GPRS, UMTS and the Internet, described connection be for example by analog of telephone line, by isdn line or by DSL's.

Figure 32 B illustrates the side view of mobile device 127010.In order to carry comfortablely when time on the belt (not shown) that mobile device is tied up to clothes is pleasant, shell has the ergonomics shape, and it has depression 127070 in the side towards belt.Reason for convenience advantageously is arranged in the rechargeable battery (not shown) lower region of shell.

In one embodiment, shell can be approx with respect to the belt rotation, rely on the coupling part (not shown), so it always can make its own aspect towards gravity, this embodiment is particularly advantageous.Common external unit, for example printer etc. can be connected to mobile device 127010 in an embodiment who has developed.

Figure 33 illustrates from the display of Figure 32 and operator's control module.In a preferable especially development, display and operator's control module 127040 have upper end side and lower end side 128010a, 128010b, in each case, cover module (covermodule) 128020 can be shifted onto and locked onto on display and the operator's control module 127040 by an equipment (not shown) that inserts and can lock, and also might set up with its electronics and be connected.In a certain embodiments, cover module 128020 has been equipped with a telephone keypad and has had one watches window, be used to show display and operator's control module 127040, and can have earphone and microphone (not shown), if microphone is not included in display and the operator's control module 127040.

Can specialize cover module 128020 with the shape and the color of extensive and fashionable scope.Purpose is:

A) allow the user carrying out call from the identical method of the mobile phone custom of routine with him, and

B) equipment that allows to be configured to playback equipment originally might easily be modified to form mobile phone subsequently, and perhaps vice versa.

Cover module 128020 in attachable embodiment, can from top or below be inserted on display and the operator's control module 127040, depend on user's lefthanded or right-handed.What occur on the display of display and operator's control module 127040 is correspondingly automatically to be directed, therefore always can read text and image.In the embodiment of a simplification, also can omit this feature.The more favourable possible embodiment of display and operator's control module is, arrange the side of input or operator's control element, avoid display,, can hold display and operator's control module 127040 and operate it with hand simultaneously by this way at the edge of display.Special embodiment will realize input characteristics by at least three load button keys, allow certain basic function, for example climbs over, the function or the menu of scrolling and triggered mark.Inserting and the position that is connected that can lock and quantity (if existence) and the possibility of importing can change in independent situation.

It is particularly advantageous insert connecting owing to be connected to the possibility of storing apparatus, for example in the vehicle (not shown), by with the identical interface of cover module, the input and output of operator's control and sound take place.Independently the advantage of display and operator's control module 127040 especially, is to make its very light compact design.

In mobile wireless was used, GSM or UMTS emitting antenna can be arranged at the main part of secret especially and locate from a distance such as head, by it being installed in mobile device 127010, even it might being positioned at and leaving main body, for example on desk.

(computing machine) also can be embodied in one with wearing partly for display and operator's control module, if embodiment and/or function that realization is disclosed, for example use the DRM solution of intelligent object and/or PCMCIA module, the reception and/or the transmitter module that are used for phone, the combination of media player and PDA is used for the remote controllers of terminal and/or has the lid solution of watching window.

Certainly, have can open and fold and close or folded turnover and embodiment that have the handheld mobile device of the lid of watching window that is used for display, might be in diversified embodiment.Has the favourable lid of watching window basis as an independently invention thought.Move, the advantage of watching window in the folder cover of handheld device is; especially; allow display even also readable when the protection lid is closed; and can make other function possible by close cap; perhaps climb over the function that lid can be expanded mobile device, and do not need to do for this purpose further demonstration by folding.Therefore as a result, the use of lid covers all mobile hand-held devices with function of regulation in this announcements, for example PDA, phone (wireless and/or the use cable) and/or the media player that has or do not have remote control function.The particular design that also might comprise the lid that will for good and all be associated with a mobile display and operator's control section, no matter this display and operator's control section are embodied in one with control module, perhaps be embodied in have outside wearable computers more than in one.

Figure 34 illustrates use and is used for different member device and possibility of its application from the display of Figure 32 with operator's control module 127040.Display and operator's control module 127040 always can be held preparation and use on the person or near the people, and can with numerous other electronic equipment cooperations within the distance of using bluetooth for example or infrared ray (IrDA) to cross over.For example be used to monitor house, game console, televisor, fixed network telephone, set-top box, video recorder, mobile phone or PDA.And Figure 34 illustrates a fixing version 129010, and it is similar to the mobile device with said function and technology implementation example possibility, comprises content that stream transmits the DRM protection equipment to the corresponding display module.Be with respect to difference from the mobile device 127010 of Figure 32, for example, can easily integrated big relatively hard disk storage system.And, in fixing version 129010, provide fixing network connection possibility to be connected as basic WAN with the satellite communication connection possibility, simultaneously under the situation of mobile device, preferably GSM, UMTS or fixed network.In fixing variant 129010, external audio output might be provided, be favourable because pictures and sounds is separated from each other by data right management system.The aforementioned display device of mobile device and operator's control module 127040 also can be used to finish operator's control of fixed station, it is favourable for the user, because he can executable operations person control and Presentation Function, and use his universal display unit to be shown with usual way, do not need other remote controllers by them.The additional advantage of display and operator's control module 127040 is, might both finish operator's control of distinct device, as directed, receive voice-grade channel again, needn't transmit by the outside output of fixed equipment, fixed equipment is typically connected to outside output amplifier system (remote controllers with earphone).

Diversified application, for example the supervision in house, game console, televisor, fixed network telephone, set-top box, video recorder, multimedia player, mobile phone or PDA also can move on fixed station 129010.

Display and operator's control module 127040 advantageously detect it whether in the terminal scope of signatory (signed-on), and it can be signatory terminal complete operation person control.In display, show corresponding symbol for the terminal that can operate respectively then.If different transmission paths is possible, the fixed network or the wireless network that for example are used for the transmission of the signal between display and operator's control module 127040 and relevant terminal are selected correspondingly the most cost-efficient transmission in a special preferred embodiment.When it was used as phone, display and operator's control module 127040 used unified address and telephone number register, and rely on the subscriber's who participates in calling telephone number, and which transmission path decision selects as best or preferable path.

The all functions of display and operator's control module also can be triggered, and by voice command control, still are in two parts no matter whether described unit is embodied in a part.

With reference to 129020 mark PCMCIA modules, its expression in one embodiment, have the digital right management system (DRMS) of decoder function, and it can be connected back and forth easily between fixed station 129010 and the mobile device 127010.Especially, can be by DRMS support function 129030.As under the situation of mobile device, can specialize the PCMCIA module with intelligent reader and/or content-data storer, be used for storage, for example, licence, DRM software, decoder software, player software, browser, authority information, status information, user's special permission and/or consumption history be not as long as these are realized by hardware technology or do not provide at all.Certainly, the whole disclosure of above-mentioned possibility particularly can be applied to moving about distribution and charging system and aspect thereof or the various embodiment of fixing solutions.

Figure 35 illustrates a preferred embodiment, about above-described distribution and paying possibility, with the form of pcmcia card and intelligent card reading; its mutual by with playback equipment; allow the consumption of protected multimedia data, have the basis that is used to these data to make out the bill accordingly

Figure 47 illustrates and is used to digital media content to distribute, play, make out the bill and pay, according to the schematic block diagram of other equipment of the present invention.

Supplier's (not shown) operations server computing machine of digital media content, this computing machine for example is connected to the media play assembly 4720 that is positioned at media consumer's end (not shown) by the Internet (not shown) by digital network.In the exemplary embodiment, shown media play assembly 4720 is audio players, have at least one loudspeaker or earphone 4722, it obtains digital audio-frequency datas by flow host-host protocol from server 4710, and they are converted to can be by the media consumer's sound sensed.Certainly, the present invention is not subject to audio frequency media; Equally also may distribute and consumer video medium, e-book or other media content in the embodiment that revises, prerequisite is a corresponding display device.

The playing function of media play assembly 4720 depends on the control signal of transaction Control Component 4730, only ought guarantee that it sends an enable signal (not shown) to media play assembly 4720 according to the making out the bill of the media content of being consumed of toll project.For this reason, at first the identification of the media consumer's of safe enough and authentication are essential.Identification and certified component 4740 are connected to concludes the business Control Component 4730 and has suitable user interface (not shown), can discern and authenticates himself with this interface media consumer's.In a very simple variant, this may take place, and for example, by a request on display, requires media consumer's to input its address name and its password.If the address name of being inputed and the password of being inputed corresponding to be stored in safely in identification and the certified component 4740 by address name and password constitute right, the address name coupling imported of performance and the further media consumption behavior media consumer's that will make out the bill and in this way discern then to this.In the identification and the senior variant of certified component 4740, also might use hardware tab (hardware token) 4745 for example smart card protect and discern and verification process.Also can provide other authentication means, such as for example, fingerprint, speech recognition and/or other known living things feature recognition and authenticate device.

In addition, transaction Control Component 4730 is connected to money transfer Control Component (money transfercontrol component) 4750.Money transfer Control Component 4750 is accepted the instruction relevant with amount of currency from transaction Control Component 4730, wherein to make out the bill to media consumer's for this amount of currency, and whether signaling transaction Control Component 4730 makes out the bill for these amount of currencys, if think at least that perhaps it is assured.Transaction Control Component 4730 is with specific method control media play assembly 4720, in case therefore money transfer Control Component 4750 no longer signalisation finished the making out the bill of the amount of currency that has by media consumer's or be considered at least assure, just interrupt media consumption.Money transfer Control Component 4750 preferably is connected to first computer system 4760 of financial institution, has an account in this media provider or by the entity of making out the bill that supplier appoints, and second computer system 4765 that is connected to financial institution, have an account in this media consumer's.Can carry out this connection, especially, by the data center that makes out the bill of common bank or credit card company.If necessary, the money transfer Control Component triggers from the account of media consumer's to media provider or the account transfer of the account's of the entity of making out the bill of being entrusted by him the specific currency amount of money.

The a large amount of moneytary operations that are used for very little amount of currency for fear of quick repetition, this has unnecessarily increased the cost of money transfer, it is favourable distributing a credit framework for media consumer's, with the inquiry pre-payment or both are combined and a monetary accounts storer 4755 is provided, store a numeral therein, the amount of money that has corresponding to media consumer's is perhaps corresponding to the pre-payment amount of money that is associated with media consumer's.Then preferably can be with such method configuration money transfer Control Component 4750, promptly have only often when the available credit restriction by the predetermined media consumer's of media consumption that continues has been reached or has surpassed, perhaps have only when the pre-payment that has been produced by media consumer's run out, send for respect to the computer system 4760 of financial institution and 4765 the effective money transfer order in outside.In addition, bonus points memory module 4735, storage therein at least corresponding to the financial value unit that produces by media consumer's, yet the numeral (bonus points numeral) under the situation of not representing the amount of currency storage with local currency is connected to transaction control system 4730.Be used for the toll project of the media consumption behavior finished by media consumer's and depend on the generation of these consumer behaviors, finish according to principle of stipulating in the superincumbent declaratives and feature especially in the additional bonus points of bonus points memory module 4735.Another embodiment is described in Figure 16 and 17.

In order as far as possible simply to utilize medium for media consumer's, in a preferred embodiment, exist supply to be used for, for example, media provider can be used so that have the LIST SERVER 4770 of a search component (search engine) 4775.By having the LIST SERVER 4770 of search component (search engine) 4775, media consumer's can be cosily by the search that provides of media provider, for example by with reference to the data relevant with title, creator, school, special edition and/or performing artist.But when making the less range information time spent, the index of lexicographic order may be enough; Under the situation of very large-scale quantity of information, text search is favourable fully.If media consumer's has found his interested project by LIST SERVER 4770 and search engine 4775, he can be provided with a data record for this project at bulleted list 4780, by the suitable dialogue on operator's interface (not shown).After listening to or watching sample, have only by bulleted list 4780 and could activate media play assembly 4720; Media consumer's can not be consumed in the project that does not have corresponding data recording in the bulleted list 4780.On the contrary, be used for to mean that in the generation of the data recording of bulleted list 4780 specific projects the consumer behavior that causes charge must be performed.Bulleted list 4780 replaces sets up a data structure, it with data combination media consumer's think might interested those projects on.According to the results list of search component, might be by the preset time playitems playitem, for example.

But, bulleted list 4780 is not only just with the notes storer that acts on project specific information such as author or title, and it also is configured for the basis by the management of the project special use of the project use option of media consumer's.Especially, preferably, indicate possibly for each project is stored in information in the bulleted list 4780:

Whether any use of-respective item is relevant with consumption, promptly make out the bill according to the function of for example time or capacity, perhaps whether project is classified as " free acquisition " according to toll project rule applicatory, that is, project can be consumed on unconfined degree under the situation of further not making out the bill;

-whether obtained the physical copy of corresponding project with a price, wherein owing to previous online use, this price is reduced according to toll project.

In the results list of search component, also can represent corresponding information, also expression record entry whether particularly, and if the information in which tabulation then.

The operator who is assigned to bulleted list 4780 controls the interface (not shown) can also comprise the method that is used for an order reducing according to the numeral of the bonus points that is stored in bonus points memory module 4735 by 4790 transmission of project management assembly especially, is used for a dealer system 4795 and buys physical item.In conjunction with purchasing process, reduce the numeral that is stored in the bonus points in the bonus points memory module 4735 according to toll project then.On the contrary, in a preferred embodiment, also might provide by buying for example shop of audio frequency CD of acquisition physical item for media consumer's is provided as media consumer's.If at least one project that is stored on the audio frequency CD also can be called by server 4710 by online, then might be defined in the corresponding item top in the bulleted list 4780, media consumer's will be allowed to note, according to toll project, might his free online or under preferable condition, utilize this project in the future, hold under this situation about automatically not taking place in supplier, for example when buying product by suitable method and/or technology supply.Can supply with 4795 buying behaviors of dealer system by the dealer; together with project label with together with the personal data of media consumer's, in the case of necessary so that unique identification he; provide protection, so project management assembly 4790 can be verified buying behavior at misuse.Can adopt the form of the project of each purchase at another form of protection of misuse, i.e. the form of the audio frequency CD of the Hidden Codes with definition uniquely of each purchase number for example.This yard number can be embodied as enough big random digit, and it is printed on the appended scraps of paper (slip) and goes up and covered opaque overlayer.Therefore random number must have a plurality of numerals, and can guess out it is that the probability of the function that sends is enough little actually.All random numbers of number sending as sign indicating number all are stored in the database of dealer system respectively.In addition,, there is an annotation (note), represents whether it has been used for discount according to toll project for each sign indicating number that sends number.Media consumer's can remove opaque overlayer then and sign indicating number number is controlled the interface (not shown) by suitable operator and be transferred to project management assembly 4790.Project management assembly 4790 number is sent to dealer system 4795 with this sign indicating number, carries out test here to judge it and whether be recorded in the database and to be labeled as untapped effective code number.In such discount transaction, sign indicating number number is marked as and uses in database, and back, corresponding discount is imported in the bulleted list 4780 in the corresponding data recording (perhaps in the situation of a plurality of projects, also being imported into a plurality of corresponding data recording).Also might carry out corresponding authority registration, by mark solution, for example smart card.An embodiment variant regulation belongs to the authority (authority of use) of the project of wanting directly to store on smart card, together with uniquely defined project label.Here, only might be used for by supplier or the visit of dealer system and the data revised.

Therefore the present invention makes and the acquisition that virtual online that can digitized project might be used and pass through the project of purchase combines with best method.If media consumer's at first begins with the online use of specific project, the technical foundation structure of being advised makes him when the media consumption of making out the bill according to toll project, might obtain corresponding physical copy with discount rate.On the contrary, if media consumer's at first begins with the purchase of physical copy, then a discount might be visited same project by free online, and he might be obtained according to toll project.

If operate above-mentioned Technical arrangements with such method, promptly do not exist and want " free acquisition " supply of project separately, then still keeping according to make out the bill relevant with consumption of toll project may.In this case; simple authentication with password may be enough with respect to identification and certified component 4740; because media consumer's is incited somebody to action thereby on the basis of the cost importance that is associated with each consumer behavior (cost consequence), the motivation that demonstrates height gradually will be protected his visit data and not give the third party with its leakage especially.In case allow free " acquisition " project, situation is just different.By restriction cost importance, exist independent media consumer's without restriction their visit data to be passed to third-party risk here.Under such environment, be difficult to counterfeit hardware tab 4745 proofs and be very beneficial for authentication purpose.

Figure 48 is illustrated in the synoptic diagram of the development of the layout shown in Figure 47.Yet, under every kind of situation of as shown in Figure 47 layout, only provide a LIST SERVER 4770 and a content server 4710 for each service supplier, the corresponding calculated machine that comprises a plurality of service suppliers in the development shown in Figure 48, LIST SERVER 4770A in each case particularly, 4770B, 4770C and first, second and the 3rd service supplier's a flow transmission device (streamer) server 4710A, 4710B, 4710C in each case.Media consumer's is visited each vendor-specific LIST SERVER 4770A, 4770B, 4770C, perhaps vendor-specific flow transmission device server 4710A, 4710B, 4710C enter the mouth by the multi-provider with meta-directory server 4770X and flow filament transmitter service 4710X in this case.A certain embodiments is by providing their product for each supplier in the system described in Figure 47, and be themselves process of making out the bill, possible, for example, online project for free acquisition not only will be recorded and play in each supplier's bulleted list, and, be recorded and play by link in one type Common item tabulation to unit's inlet (metaportal) for all varied suppliers' respective item.For this reason, the bulleted list of unit's inlet is used as accurate storehouse (quasi-depot), is used for obtaining also thereby all items of free from various suppliers (for example publishing house) are free.Preferably the mark solution of design for this reason for example with the form of smart card, has the clearly purpose of authenticated, and prevents from freely to transmit PIN or password to the third party.The management of the Free Service of the bulleted list by unit inlet is particularly advantageous, when the consumer can use each publishing house, but when he only wishes consumption, he preferably can pass through a content provider or directly visit the bulleted list of unit's inlet, so that play all items that the there has freely obtained, needn't between each supplier's bulleted list, change to and fro.

Figure 49 is illustrated in the synoptic diagram of the development of the layout shown in Figure 48.Yet, the local storage of digital content is not provided in Figure 48, and therefore media consumption always requires the online connection to content server 4710, comprise a project management assembly 4712 in the development shown in Figure 49, it has been equipped with the mass storage media (not shown) of enough sizes, and can store the content-data of the numericitem of downloading from a content server 4710 therein, therefore also can be by the consumption of media consumer's off-line, promptly under the situation that the online data network of not opening connects.The local offline availability of project in project memory assembly 4712 is imported in bulleted list 4780 and the respective data record that corresponding project is associated.Above-mentioned according to various toll project patterns of the present invention, also can in the off-line consumption of the project in being stored in project management assembly 4712, use.Because during off-line consumption, can not finish the financial transaction behavior by amount of

money mechanism

4760,4765, in this variant, monetary accounts storer 4755 is still not favourable, and is necessary.

In illustrative all layouts, the DRMS (not shown) preferably uses with an executive module (not shown) in Figure 47,48 and 49, so that the protection digital content data prevents misuse.

In Figure 47,48 and 49, can realize with various methods on the illustrative placement technique.Especially, they also can be represented by the computer program that moves on multi-purpose computer.Although

server

4770,4710,4760,4765 and 4795 is embodied as the computing machine of installing and operating usually outside the scope of media consumer's, other assembly except that mark 4795, can be comprised in, for example, and in the software that on PC, moves.But, also might use the special specialized apparatus that realizes these assemblies with other method, for example by suitable electronic circuit.

Figure 50 is illustrated in the schematic overview that is used to be on sale throughout the stage model of the media product that is used to buy on the basis of the layout shown in Figure 47 to 49.The difference of three phases is:

A) stage 1: generally being applied in stage 1, three operator's controlled step according to the layout of Figure 47 is feasible on the basis of vendor-specific, does not promptly have the multi-provider function;

B) stage 2: the layout according to Figure 48 generally is applied to the stage 2, and in this stage, the project that " freely obtains " from various content providers can be combined, manage and play on the multi-provider basis.

C) stage 3: the layout according to Figure 49 generally is applied to the stage 3, in this stage, project from various content providers can be on the large-capacity storage media of the multimedia application that is downloaded to media consumer's on the multi-provider basis, perhaps online or management of off-line ground and broadcast.

Figure 51 A illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the first aspect of first substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50.Go up display menu bar 5110 at display device (not illustrating in greater detail).Menu bar 5110 allows a function of search to be activated, and is divided into the classification of music item, video, recreation and e-book.Alphabetic index bar 5112 allows by climbing over alphabetic index, alphabetic index search performing artist's name.Corresponding alphabetic index search also might be according to other standard, such as (not illustrating in greater detail) such as the title of project, special edition, schools.As the result of search procedure, the results list 5115 occurs, and all items that is included in therein in the quantity is as a result listed with the form of each delegation.Under the situation of an example that is listed as from " music ", provide serial number, the title of project, performing artist's name and the title of special edition.In addition, each project generates first operator's control element 5115a, triggers which first operator's control element 5115a, for example by clicking the mouse, makes corresponding title be shown the one predetermined period of depending on project, for example 30 seconds tout court.In addition, for each project generates second operator's control element 5115b, trigger which second operator's control element 5115b, for example by clicking the mouse, the project that has searched is labeled, is sent to after being used for " playlist ", promptly from the bulleted list 4780 of Figure 47.The direct transmission of each project also is possible, if operator's control element (not shown) is provided for this reason.

Figure 51 B illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the second aspect of first substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50.The media consumer's (not shown) has made the suitable data recording of generation in bulleted list 4780, by in the results list 5115, triggering

project

5117a, 5117b, 5117c, the 5117d that second operator's control element 5115b is used for a plurality of marks, and, the consumer provide online playlist to show 5120 on the interface for controlling the operator.In a preferred embodiment, the online playing tabulation shows that 5120 can dispose with such method, and promptly it can be according to school or user-defined

classification

5122a, 5122b, 5122c, 5122d, 5122e ordering and/or grouping.

Figure 51 C illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of second substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50.Possible, for example by clicking the mouse, select and play an independent project or show whole playlists of 5120 from online playing tabulation with a plurality of projects.Then appear at the operator with the form of " online playing device " object 5130 from the media play assembly 4720 of Figure 47 and control on the interface, this object has common function such as beginning/stop, F.F., fast fall.The playing function of " online playing device " object 5130 has only when just being allowed to when carrying out money transfer according to rule in conjunction with Figure 47,48 and 49 described transaction control permissions.When triggering the playing function of " online playing device " object 5130 by corresponding operation control element, the beginning of making out the bill towards the use charge of consuming, perhaps as shown in Figure 51 C, formal payment methods begin to the conversion of the monetary value amount of money of content provider's special use, and the described amount of money can advantageously only be used to buy product and/or service from content corresponding supplier.

Figure 51 D illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the first aspect of the 3rd substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50.Appearing at the operator from the project management 4790 of Figure 47 with the form of " product manager " object with a product tabulation 5142 controls on the interface, the physical copy of the project that in product tabulation 5142, can obtain, here CD special edition as an example, be listed and preferably indicate by figure, prove the front cover configure icons that is particularly conducive to according to the CD booklet therein, so that guarantee high recognition effect.By clicking the icon of product tabulation 5142, in product hurdle 5144, show corresponding icon.Produce operator control element 5146a, 5146b, the 5146c relevant, so that can trigger and in product field 5144, pass through the relevant various business transactions of CD special edition of icon symbolically with product field 5144.Trigger first operator's control element 4146a and make the reward points that is stored in from the bonus points memory module 4735 of Figure 47 be reduced 400, and the result is that the free online that obtains all items of special edition uses, in bulleted list, also be labeled.Triggering the second operation control element 4146b has, (see above) under the situation that obtains rights of using in advance, with the effect that is stored in from the minimizing of the reward points in the bonus points memory module 4735 of Figure 47 800, and the result is, offer the content provider of corresponding media consumer's or middle commission agent's contract assurance with physical copy, under the control of project management assembly 4790 and dealer system 4795, be triggered corresponding special edition.Trigger the 3rd operator's control element 4146c and make that the Stored Value of the media consumer's of expression will be reduced 15 Euros in monetary accounts storer 4755, and come the order of the physical copy that is used for corresponding C D special edition of the intermediate agent of appointing to be triggered since content provider or from the described content provider of freedom, also do not obtaining under the prerequisite of rights of using.For this reason, advantageously carry out this order by commodity basket (not shown).Certainly, also can use the point that is obtained to buy supplier's other products or service.

Figure 51 E illustrates according to the synoptic diagram from the exemplary operator control interface of the second aspect of the 3rd substep of phase one of the stage model of Figure 50.Passing through to trigger first operator's control element 5146a, acquisition is used for after the rights of using of all items of corresponding CD special edition, online playing tabulation in media consumer's (" HansMustermann ") shows data record of demonstration in 5120, be used for being included in each project of CD special edition, described data recording is represented the rights of using that obtained, that is, this project is " the free acquisition ".Playlist with all titles on special edition is advantageously created automatically.The title that has been arranged in each bulleted list also is labeled, and if they be included in the special edition that freely obtains, then can free they.

Certainly, above with reference to the relation of CD special edition explanation also can easily transfer to other can digitized medium on, such as for example, video or e-book.

Distributing of digital content by request, for example by data network such as the Internet or by ground transmitter channel (terrestrial transmitter channel) or by cable channel or satellite channel, prove extremely intensive (intensive) of wide bandwidth, if especially by the disparity items of independent in a large number user at different time request relatively small amount.Therefore in fact there is sizable demand,, perhaps saves the correlation method of wide bandwidth capacity to propose to save the equipment of wide bandwidth capacity.

In the solution of the present invention of this target, might use a channel, for example, the ground transmitter channel, be preferably in certain very first time window, unencrypted influential (exert) sample that for example is used for numericitem from local zone time 09.00a.m. to local zone time 24.00p.m. is called as the continuous order issue of trailer.Trailer can be particularly related to video film, audio frequency or recreation.By according to equipment of the present invention, for example with the form of the thing that is called as set-top box, so might media consumer's watch the sequence of trailer issue by day and reach a decision at last, after considering, for example to watch particular items with long version, for example the video film that is associated with each trailer of having seen at second day.Use method of the present invention, so media consumer's represents that he wishes to consume corresponding long version in the working time of corresponding trailer, by activating operator's control tool arranging, for example, on the set-top box or with remote controllers that set-top box is associated on.For this reason, being equipped with the remote controllers (not shown) of display, as shown in the general remote controllers in Figure 32 to 34, is favourable such as in front.On display, might show corresponding project label, such as for example title, and the function that triggers a setting in the execution set-top box by direct button.This can be that filtrator is set, and making will be by the project of broadcast transmission after might detecting and download.Other project of mark does not allow to download in set-top box.Another kind of possibility is that the preset time window is set, and sends with trailer, and for example, it makes and might receive specific program in the specific time on a predetermined channel that program sends with non-addressing form by broadcast mode.Randomly, might for example,,, the consumption request be sent to the server of content provider for equipment for example by telephone wire or by the Internet by suitable Return Channel (back channel) with the form of set-top box.During second time window, for example from local zone time 01.00a.m. to local zone time 08.00a.m, the server of content provider is by being used to distribute the same channel of trailer between very first time window phase, distribution is by the digital content of each media consumer's request.Be set-top box configuration large-capacity storage media (hard disk that for example has the capacity of 160G byte) and a control module then, with such method, promptly might be during this second time window, from all digital contents of sending with broadcast mode with the form of encrypting, leach those projects, its trailer between very first time window phase by the media consumer's mark, and described project is stored on the hard disk with the form of encrypting.In this automatic download and storing process, whatsoever, there is no need any operator and control the part that gets involved media consumer's.In the end after finishing second time window, all digital contents of being ordered by media consumer's are stored on the hard disk and can be by consumer spendings after deciphering.It is favourable protecting content-data and discerned and authenticated authorized media consumer's before the accessed content data by DRMS; The latter preferably finishes by hardware tab again, for example passes through smart card.

Figure 53 A illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of the first method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method.On channel 5210, broadcasted between the very first time window phase of 09.00a.m. to 24.00a.m. with broadcast mode continuously with the product introduction of trailer.Possible between trailer, when needed, also intersperse commercial block (block of advertisements).In other improved variant, the benefit of currency might be provided for media consumer's, for example with the form of bonus points, be used to consume these commercial blocks.Improved variant or even by this true definition: a specific symbol, for example the combination of numeral or letter is included in each commercial block (advertisement).Have only during importing or after his input is by the symbol of his identification in short time window, keyboard for example by in the remote controllers of set-top box, providing, then in this final improvement, authorize media consumer's with bonus points, and prove that with this method he has consumed commercial block veritably.Channel 5310 is calculated according to the present invention by set-top box 5320.Each trailer and the long version that is associated can for example by the item identifier of definition uniquely or by specifying the precise time window, be broadcasted at during this period corresponding long version by suitable method identification.In an example shown, consumer's (not shown) is by activating the operator's control tool mark trailer A at operator's control section (for example remote controllers) 5330 of set-top box 5320.Trailer can be consumed, for example, and by screen 5340 and/or loudspeaker 5350.

Figure 53 B illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of the second method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method.On channel 5210, during second time window of 01.00a.m. to 08.00a.m., broadcasting with broadcast mode corresponding to the long version of trailer, and under the control of control module 5360, leaching and be stored in memory module 5370.

Figure 53 C illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of third party's method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method.By mark (smart card), with respect to clearinghouse, the media consumer's of mandate identification and authenticate himself obtains to be used for being stored in the demoder special use decruption key of memory module 5370 from clearinghouse.

Figure 53 D illustrates and is used at the equipment of the broadcast distribution of cubic method step digital content and the synoptic diagram of method.Digital content for example is stored in video film in the memory module 5370, that be associated with trailer A, can decrypted and consumption under the control of control module 5360.

Claims

1. a mobile device, be used for transmission and/or storage and/or video data, has a two-part structure of forming by display and operator's control section (127030) and portable computer (wearable computers 127010), might connect (for example bluetooth) by wired or wireless data and connect display and operator's control section (127030) and wearing type computing machine (127010), and might use display and operator's control section (127030) as terminal independently (for example as phone, as PDA, as media player and/or as remote controllers).

2. mobile device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wearing type computing machine (127010) has storer, is used to store numericitem.

3. mobile device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, wearing type computing machine (127010) has storer, is used to store the PDA-typical data, such as address, telephone number, appointment, task or the like.

4. as claim 1 and 3 described mobile devices, it is characterized in that, display and operator's control section (127030) have storer, be used to store the PDA-typical data, such as address, telephone number, appointment, task or the like, when the data that are set up to wearing type computing machine (127010) connected, the content of described storer was synchronous with the storer of wearing type computing machine (127010).

5. the described mobile device of one of claim as described above is characterized in that display and operator's control section (127030) and/or wearing type computing machine (127010) have link block, is used to be connected to move or fixing playback equipment.

6. as the described mobile device of one of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that display and operator's control section (127030) and/or wearing type computing machine (127010) have intelligent card reading (127020).

7. mobile device as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, intelligent card reading has the purpose of holding the PCMCIA module, and described PCMCIA module has at least one and is used to store at least one licence and/or demoder and/or limiter and/or one and uses historical and/or credit and/or player and/or a browser and/or a multimedia item purpose data-carrier store.

8. the described mobile device of one of claim as described above is characterized in that display and operator's control section (127030) and/or wearing type computing machine (127010) have clock module or can be connected to a clock module.

9. the described mobile device of one of claim as described above is characterized in that display and operator's control section (127030) and/or wearing type computing machine (127010) can be the purpose of data transmission, are connected to mobile wireless network or fixed network.

10. the described mobile device of one of claim as described above is characterized in that, when display and operator's control section (127030) are used as remote controllers, and it and dissimilar terminal communications.

11. mobile device as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, display and operator's control section (127030) are presented at the symbol of the terminal in the scope at its place on display (127040).

12. the described mobile device of one of claim as described above, it is characterized in that, replace wearing type computing machine (127010), perhaps has it simultaneously, display and operator's control section (127030) can be connected to a fixed station (129010), and this station also can have all characteristics of the wearable computers of aforementioned claim.

13. mobile device as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, fixed station (129010) has been equipped storer and the connecting interface that is used for DRM module (digital rights management module 129020), is used to manage the access rights that are used for digital media content.

A 14. mobile device, especially, the described display of one of claim and operator's control section (127030) as described above, has two parts shell, described shell has the shell Lower Half (127040) and the shell first half (cover module 128020), at least one of housing parts (127040) has display, and might be by relative to each other moving two housing parts (127040 and 128020), from the off-position to the open site, activate different operation control function, it is characterized in that, one of housing parts (cover module 128020) has an opening, and described opening allows the display in other housing parts (127040) also can be used in off-position.

15. mobile device as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, arranges housing parts (127040 and 128020), makes them be pivot each other.

16., it is characterized in that the shell first half (128020) is reserved at least one operator's control element on unlapped shell Lower Half (128040) in off-position as claim 14 or 15 described mobile devices.

17., it is characterized in that, be to cover by a transparent panel at the opening of the shell first half (128020) as the described mobile device of one of claim 14 to 16.

18. as the described mobile device of one of claim 14 to 17, it is characterized in that, arrange the operation control element in the inside of the shell first half.

19., it is characterized in that the shell first half (128020) can be used for the operation of right-handed or lefthanded by the diverse location of fastening on shell Lower Half (127040) as the described mobile device of claim 14 to 18.

20., it is characterized in that the shell first half (128020) has the function of mobile phone as the described mobile device of one of claim 14 to 19.

21., it is characterized in that shell Lower Half (127040) has the function of PDA (personal digital assistant) and/or general remote controllers as the described mobile device of claim 14 to 20.

22. a method is used for showing, is used to use device request according to one of claim 1 to 21, transmits and/or the digital media content of making out the bill, and has following method step:

-make that the media catalog and/or the search engine that are used for option are available by online inlet,

-user selects one or more projects of wanting by online inlet,

-with one or more projects transfer to the user be used for direct-on-line and use and/or be used to after off-line use and storing,

-write down online use and off-line use by electronic data-processing equipment at user side,

-use the data that write down are transferred to the inlet of making out the bill.

23. method as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, by the online data circuit one or more projects is transferred to the user.

24., it is characterized in that with the form of encrypting one or more projects are transferred to the user, and electronic data-processing equipment having decrypted program or deciphering module as the described method of one of claim 22 to 23.

25. as the described method of one of claim 22 to 24, it is characterized in that, when media catalog and/or search engine are then selected, the transmission of the use data that execution will be write down from data processing equipment to the inlet of making out the bill.

26., it is characterized in that electronic data-processing equipment has the data carrier that can insert and remove as the described method of one of claim 22 to 25, preferably with the form of the card of having equipped electronic memory.

27. method as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that data carrier has storage area, is used to have the preferable selection of the specific online inlet of the media catalog of vendor-specific and/or vendor-specific search engine.

28., it is characterized in that online inlet has to other online inlet and/or at least one connection of making out the bill and entering the mouth as the described method of one of claim 22 to 27.

29. as the described method of one of claim 22 to 28, it is characterized in that, when data are made out the bill in transmission, by the use of inlet use of making out the bill according to the project of time and/or quantity, be suitable for the toll project of usable range with calculating, and with new toll project data transmission to data processing equipment and/or to the mutual movably data carrier of described equipment.

30. a data processing equipment especially, uses according to the described mobile device of one of claim 1 to 21 and/or according to the described method of one of claim 22 to 29, described data processing equipment has following assembly:

-data carrier has a storage area, is used to store customer-specific data, and the storage area that at least one is other is used to store the service time of online or the media item that off-line uses and/or uses data bulk,

-have at least one data terminal of the equipment of the carrier that is used to hold data, have to being less than a data input equipment and at least one data output apparatus and having a connection device, be used to be connected to digital data network.

31. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, data terminal has at least one storer, is used for the medium project.

32. as claim 30 or 31 described data processing equipments, it is characterized in that data carrier comprises storage area, be used to store user's special toll collection scheme data.

33. as the described data processing equipment of one of claim 30 to 32, it is characterized in that data carrier has storage area, be used to store at least one address of online inlet.

34. a data carrier has storage area, is used to store customer-specific data, and has at least one other storage area, is used to store the service time of online or the media item that off-line uses and/or uses data bulk.

35. a data processing equipment has a storage card, described storage card changes its state according to the result who uses.

36. a data processing equipment has a storage card, described storage card comprises the toll project rule, is used for the transmission and/or the use of digital media content.

37. data processing equipment as claimed in claim 36 is characterized in that, the toll project rule on storage card is added on the Else Rule that is stored in the numericitem, and perhaps deletion is stored in the Else Rule in the numericitem.

38. an equipment is used for distribution and uses digital media content, has

A) at least one content server is used to store digital media content and digital media content can be used,

B) at least one client computer is used to use digital media content,

C) content server can transfer to client computer with digital media content by data network,

D) server has identification and certified component, might be with described identification and certified component with respect to server identification and authenticated,

E) server has the bulleted list storer, at the bulleted list of in described storer, storing at least one the user's special use that is used at least one user under each situation,

F) the special-purpose bulleted list of user comprises the characteristic of project, and content server can transfer to client computer with described characteristic.

39. an equipment is used for distribution and uses digital media content, has

B) at least one client computer is used to use digital media content,

D) client computer has identification and certified component, might be with described identification and certified component with respect to server identification and authenticated,

E) client computer has the bulleted list storer, at the bulleted list of in described storer, storing at least one the user's special use that is used at least one user under each situation,

40. a method is used to sell and has the record project data carrier with digital form coding thereon, described method has the following step:

A) provide with the project of digital form coding for by the online use of at least one user charges,

B) at least one is used by described at least one user with the project of digital form coding,

C) at least one reproduction units of data carrier is sold to described at least one user,

D), reduce the purchasing price of the reproduction units of data carrier according to the function of the online use of paying that before buying, has taken place.

41. a method is used for the online use with the project of digital form coding, has the following step:

A) provide the reproduction units of data carrier, have the project of thereon at least one of record with the digital form coding,

B) sell at least one data carrier,

C) a specific identifier of definition uniquely is assigned to each purchase-transaction,

D) uniquely defined identifier is assigned an online user,

E) the online use that will be provided for paying with the project of digital form coding is assigned that online user's of uniquely defined identifier use, is that pay with the rate that reduces or free.

42. a method is used for by data channel having the following step with the broadcast mode distribute digital content:

A) in a sequence exporting the trailer piece on the data channel between very first time window phase, each trailer piece is assigned to specific numericitem in advance;

B) by each trailer piece of user interactions ground mark;

C) during second time window, exporting the numeric item aim sequence on the data channel, second time window is discontinuous with respect to very first time window, exports once each project of the corresponding trailer of having exported in very first time window in broadcast mode at least;

D) optionally leached, downloaded and be stored in this locality with trailer piece all that numericitem that be associated, the user interactions ground mark; And

E) play the numericitem of downloading.