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Definitions

• the invention relates to devices, devices and methods for distributing, billing and paying for digital media content.
• the Internet is ideally suited as a technical platform for the distribution of digital data from content providers to their customers.
• Media content such as texts, audio content such as music or speech, images and moving video content are now almost entirely produced in digital form or can be digitized with little effort. Thanks to highly developed compression techniques such as MP3 (for the audio area) or MPEG (for the video area), data-intensive content can also be transported via today's Internet infrastructure, which is still relatively narrow-band on the consumer side.
• Software intended for use by the customer is also part of the aforementioned digital content in the context of the present invention.
• a provider of such multimedia content operates a so-called “server”, a so-called “server” that is permanently connected to the Internet via a broadband dedicated line.
• the customers of the content providers must each have access to a computer connected or connectable to the Internet, for example a so-called “personal computer” (PC), and using suitable Internet service protocols such as - in the simplest case - the "Hypertext Transport Protocol” (HTTP) download the data representing the content from the server to the local computer (»client «).
• the digital content is common first stored in the form of a file on the local computer before it can be used there.
• so-called »streaming « protocols are also available, in which the data representing the content is immediately converted into perceptible sensory impressions during the download from the server computer to the client computer, without the digital content corresponding to the client computer File is created and stored.
• MP3.COM a company based in the United States
• MP3.COM operates a business that includes an offer to all Internet users, originally only distributed as audio CD ("compact disk") content in the form of audio files in MP3 format free of charge to be able to download.
• the original concept originally contained a control component in such a way that the download of the MP3 audio file belonging to a specific audio CD from a central server operated by the company is only enabled for a single customer if this customer previously had a characteristic data sample of a corresponding audio -Transfer CD to the server, whereby the proof should be provided that the customer in question already has a purchase of this CD and the provision of a corresponding MP3 audio file is covered by copyright restrictions.
• This approach 95 cannot be considered forward-looking for several reasons:
• Times of a digital internet economy can be seen as a disadvantage.
• server computer only takes on an intermediary function, i.e. it receives a request from Napster customers for certain digital content and then supplies the Internet address of those client computers on which a corresponding file is available for download. Accordingly, only what is available at a given time can be called up.
• the distribution of digital content-embodying files takes place exclusively in encrypted form both over the Internet and by means of physical data carriers such as CDs, and / or
• the content provider (s) rely, constructed in such a way that they filter out the steganographically embedded copyright information and evaluate it in a suitable manner in order to effectively prevent unauthorized use processes, in particular unauthorized reproduction.
• DRMS Digital Rights Management System
• DRMS are known, with which digital content can be added to tariff information using suitable technical concepts.
• markup language XrML Extensible rights Markup Language
• XML Extensible Markup Language
• the specification of which can be obtained from http://www.xrml.org/ contains provisions for classifying information in a for To map data processing systems suitable form.
• closed systems of this type, including a DRMS can only be implemented on the market if they also offer perceptible advantages to the consumer, because the presence of the DRMS will initially be viewed as a hindrance by the consumer.
• An important social aspect in media use is the option of the consumer to be able to act anonymously when purchasing media, for example by purchasing physical media for cash at a kiosk.
• Known digital distribution, billing and payment concepts using 290 data traffic networks such as the Internet in particular are based on the identifiability of individual consumers.
• the object of the invention is therefore to specify an apparatus and a method for the distribution, billing and payment of digital content, in which the above disadvantages have been reduced or overcome and in which, in particular, finer-level billing is possible without a permanent data connection, for example with a billing server.
• the solution according to the invention enables an improved technical infrastructure for the distribution (distribution), billing and payment of digital content, by means of which a partial or total abandonment of the rigid binding of media use to the purchase of material data carriers such as CDs, DVDs or Video cassettes can be implemented.
• the consumer acquires a single copy of a physical data medium with content recorded on it through a 325 act of purchase, which he can dispose of at his own discretion:
• this approach leads to the full purchase price being calculated 330, even if the consumer only uses part of the content stored on the data carrier.
• the physicality of the data carriers enables a comparatively easy handling of the fees to be paid by the consumer, provided that the uncontrolled duplication 340 of the data carriers is sufficiently unattractive for the consumer, for example with regard to the effort required for copying or visibly inevitable loss of quality, such as is inevitable with analog copies of content on audio or video cassettes.
• the solution according to the invention is therefore based on the approach that in a 355 digital economy the purchase of copies of a digital content file with the subsequent and logically based right of disposal of the consumer purchasing the copy must be replaced or at least supplemented by the concept of (in granting access and usage rights to the consumer (usually against payment), which, however, means that the consumer is no longer able to exercise the property-related power of disposal that is typical of possession.
• the risk from the dependency of the consumer on the continuous granting of access and usage rights by the content provider is potentially greater, because in contrast to the purchase and ownership model of conventional characteristics, the access and usage model is based on the assumption that the consumer is constantly The content provider is available as a counterpart who is willing, willing and 385 able to actually perform the management due to access and usage rights. If the content provider - for whatever reason - ceases to operate its business or, for economic considerations or external pressure, for example, refrains from continuing to market certain content, 390 the consumer is no longer able, as with the purchase and ownership model, to use his acquired, owned and archived copy for continued consumption.
• the solution according to the invention therefore provides, in particular, a technical infrastructure, with which an access and usage concept as a replacement or supplement to the purchase and ownership model is made technically possible:
• a first aspect in connection with the invention is that the distribution (distribution), billing and payment of digital media content for a large number of content providers and for a large number of consumers
• files representing digital content can be loaded onto the portal data processing device on the one hand by content providers and on the other hand by consumers from this portal data processing device via digital wide area networks (WAN)
• WAN digital wide area networks
• the portal data processing device can also manage access and usage rights and collect billing data from the devices operated by the consumers and, based on this billing data, bills both of the usage fees to be paid by the individual consumers as well as bills of the royalties to be distributed to the individual content providers make. Finally, the portal data processing device can also handle the corresponding payment processes.
• portal data processing device is operated in a mode in which the contents of numerous rights holders are marketed together:
• the portal data processing system can be expanded 460 into a content archive for all files with digital content ever marketed, as a result of which the portal operator can interact with the consumer
• the portal data processing device can also be configured 470 in such a way that it can be operated as a component of "peer-to-peer" exchange exchanges.
• the files embodying the digital content are kept available for retrieval on client computers operated by the consumer, for example.
• the administration of access and usage rights as well as the functions related to billing and payment then typically remain with the portal data processing device.
• a second aspect in connection with the invention consists in the fact that the 480 billing and / or the payment of fees incurred for the use of digital content does not necessarily have to be synchronized with the usage process itself. That is, depending on the credit policy of content providers or billing companies, the consumer can be given the opportunity to make a certain amount of use of digital 485 content with a suitable device according to the invention, without an uninterrupted data traffic connection to any billing center, in particular to the portal, during this time -Data processing device, must exist. For this purpose, all necessary data about the 490 usage behavior of the consumer is collected locally during a time interval between two billing times in order to be able to bill the contractually due usage fee at the next billing time. These recorded data are preferably secured by suitable techniques against unauthorized manipulation, in particular by the consumer.
• a preferred embodiment is one in which the risk for the content provider or service processor is limited by the fact that further use of digital content is blocked if the accumulated payment amount exceeds a certain threshold value.
• a third aspect in connection with the invention consists in that an exchangeable module-like element, for example a chip card or a flash memory module, can preferably be used in particular for storing identity, billing and payment information.
• an exchangeable module-like element for example a chip card or a flash memory module
• This module does not necessarily have to be a card; it is also possible to use other designs, for example those which are suitable for attachment, in particular sewing or gluing, into articles of clothing.
• card module is used in the following; however, other designs are expressly considered to be included.
• the card module has an interface by means of which it can exchange data with other devices, in particular with a device which is suitable and intended to make digital content perceptible to the consumer, which is referred to below as a “user device” .
• This data transmission can take place, for example, in a line-bound manner via electrical plug connectors, contact fields or coupling lines.
• the data transmission can be wireless via radio connection, for example 525 according to the Bluetooth standard, or by magnetic induction or optically, for example with infrared coupling according to the IrDA standard.
• 530 in the distribution (distribution) of digital content, for example by storing work-related address information, i.e. Reference information about network paths, via which digital content can be reached, or by storing files representing the digital content on the card module;
• work-related address information i.e. Reference information about network paths, via which digital content can be reached, or by storing files representing the digital content on the card module;
• a card module in particular also facilitates the bundling of contracts, since the card module can be used in connection with a large number of 545 individual devices for which separate usage and remuneration contracts would otherwise have to be concluded.
• a fourth aspect in connection with the invention is that all files which embody digital content are preferably distributed in encrypted form. This means that any unauthorized use of digital content can be effectively prevented in connection with a cryptographic DRMS. In connection with the use of a cryptographic
• the multimedia works can be decoder-specific, not card-specific, on the one hand, i.e. the card is used to authorize the decoder,
• the data of the files representing the digital content to be used is decrypted by the user device by means of cryptographic decryption keys stored in the decoder and converted into a sensible form.
• the card module is preferably authenticated using suitable cryptographic protocols.
• the multimedia works can be encrypted card-specifically, not decoder-specifically,
• decryption keys can be transmitted to the decoder via a sufficiently secure data transmission coupling.
• 580 parts can then be decrypted by the user device using the cryptographic decryption keys transmitted by the card module and converted into a form that is perceptible to the senses.
• a fifth aspect in connection with the invention is that the consumption of digital content is recorded in a finely graded manner and billed fairly. This means, in particular, that a possibility is created whereby the consumer only pays the content provider a fee for the parts of the multimedia works that he actually used. If only part of a multimedia work is used, a tariff can be provided that also only bills part of the fee for the use of the entire work. A distinction is made between
• a device-specific device tariff in which billing takes place independently of the factory according to the properties of the device
• time-based billing for example, used listening time at Audio 610;
• volume-based billing for example the number of pages used for page-oriented text content
• 615 - hybrid billing models for example volume-based billing modified with time-based tariff components for page-oriented text content.
• the usage fee envisaged for using half the volume of digital content could be set at half the fee envisaged for using the entire content.
• digital content in the form of a text work for example, a measurement could be made on the basis of the pages used in relation to the total number of pages.
• other non-linear pricing models 625 are also possible.
• a differentiation is made possible as to whether the consumer would like to use a multimedia work like a conventional item of purchase as often as required after a one-off payment of a fee, or whether a limitation in the number of usage processes can be considered with a significantly reduced fee.
• the fee calculation can also depend on how often its individual text pages have been used by the consumer.
• An advantageous, complex pricing model can, in particular, provide a predetermined page fee per page advertisement, a predetermined orientation time being defined before the expiration of one
• each page is not assumed to be readable by the reader. This allows a dis- non-discrimination leaf function.
• each page can be assigned a predetermined reading time, after the expiration of which it is assumed with regard to the classification that the consumer was able to completely absorb the page content offered. Is the period of time a given page
• 650 is continuously displayed on the display after the orientation time has elapsed, less than the predetermined reading time, for example, it is faked that the reader has used the content only to the extent that the ratio of the actual display time exceeding the orientation time to the predetermined reading time equivalent.
• time-dependent activation tariffs in 665 come into consideration, in which, for example, a certain individualized device is activated for 24 hours to use any works.
• a sixth aspect in connection with the invention is that the use of the digital content is billed on the basis of the pricing models.
• a specific amount to be paid by the consumer in a currency recognized as a means of payment or as a fraction or multiple of other units of value is determined on the basis of the details of the usage activities carried out by the consumer on the basis of the applicable pricing model.
• Two sub-aspects are particularly important for billing:
• the consumer can prepare an invoice-like list of the digital content usage processes he has carried out, for example, in a billing period, from which he can see the composition of the final amount.
• the content provider can be provided with a list of how often and if so at what tariffs certain of their digital content has been used and which total remuneration is calculated in favor of the content provider.
• the solution according to the invention therefore makes it possible to bill the use of digital content not only for the consumer, but also for the content provider, without any generalizations.
• a seventh aspect in connection with the invention is to store data features corresponding to status and privilege rights (“privileges”) that the consumer can acquire by executing usage transactions that are enabled and billed via the card. For example, that the user has such pages of a text work without can use additional remuneration that he has used with sufficient payment in the past. Provision can also be made to grant discounts to the consumer depending on previously used usage processes. Status rights can be granted in particular at the following levels:
• Consumer-specific status rights i.e. Certain status rights are linked to the identity of the consumer or, if applicable, to a pseudonymous identity of the consumer, but not to a specific digital content ("work").
• this category of status rights is the total sales volume that can be used, for example, as the basis for a discount.
• Consumer-related, plant-specific status rights i.e. these status rights are simultaneously bound both to the identity of the consumer or to his pseudonymous identity and to a file representing a digital content ("work").
• An example of this category of status rights is a work-specific statement that a certain consumer has already used a certain page-oriented text work so extensively, 725 that, according to the tariff, he now has the right to use this text work without further restrictions and without further calculation of usage actions.
• Consumer-related work-specific status rights can also be bound to a group of works, for example all works that are marketed by a certain content provider, for example by a certain publisher.
• These status rights 735 are not only linked to the identity or pseudonymity of a certain consumer, but also to a certain part of a work.
• An example of this category of status rights is the right attributed to a certain consumer to be able to use certain individual pages 740 of the work without additional recalculation when using a certain page-oriented text work, since for the
• Status rights each give the beneficiary a claim to a certain service, which, depending on the circumstances of the individual case, can be provided, for example, by the content provider or the operator of the portal data processing device.
• the following services are particularly considered:
• Discounts for other files of media consumption by the consumer for example for cinema visits, festival visits etc., whereby in particular different forms of marketing of one and the same work can be coupled, for example when discounts are granted for conventional book purchases, if the film belonging to the book by means of the solution according to the invention has been consumed digitally;
• the acquisition of status rights based on a consumption history can be
• the off-line i.e. the device operated at the consumer determines the status rights to which the consumer is entitled from the consumption data directly on the basis of the consumption history 775, or
• the portal data processing device determines the status rights attributed to the consumer only after the consumption history has been transferred by the consumer from the 780 device operated by the latter to the portal data processing device.
• This variant has the advantage that the consumer is encouraged to establish an online connection for the transmission of the consumption history as often as possible.
• An eighth aspect in connection with the invention consists in the fact that the payment of the fees incurred can on the one hand adapt to known payment systems that are introduced on the market, but on the other hand preferably 790 by means of technical arrangements
• Credit-based payment i.e. the consumer must deposit an amount of money before commencing the consumption activities, whereby 810 technical locks prevent further use as soon as the credit amount has been used up, or
• Payment on a credit basis i.e. the content provider or the operator of the portal data processing device makes advance payments in that the consumer is able to use them without first depositing any credit, the payment having to be made after the billing by the consumer.
• payment can be processed via conventional channels such as credit card, direct debit or bank transfer.
• a variant of the solution according to the invention proves to be particularly advantageous, in which the payment process is carried out with the participation of a card module (see third aspect above).
• the data relating to the payment method agreed with the consumer can be stored on the card module are digitally stored and can be used through the use of online payment techniques.
• a ninth aspect in connection with the invention consists in the use of appliances with reduced complexity (“appliances”) in order to make digital content perceptible to the consumer.
• appliances appliances with reduced complexity
• data processing devices networked through the Internet or other telecommunication systems have been used not only by companies but also by end consumers in the context of "electronic commerce" (“E-Com-840 merce”) for the conduct of all kinds of business.
• the end user almost always uses the Internet and other telecommunication systems such as proprietary online systems using a "personal computer”, also called a “PC”, or 845 a comparable device, for example a workstation, a portable computer (“notebook”) ) or a mini device to be held in one hand (“palm top”).
• a "personal computer” also called a "PC”
• 845 a comparable device, for example a workstation, a portable computer (“notebook”)
• notebook portable computer
• Personal computers and such comparable devices have the advantage that the amount of functionality that they can make available to the end user is not determined solely by the hardware used, but can be changed extremely flexibly at any time by loading various programs can be. For example, it is possible to install and install certain software retrospectively, 855 if the end user wants to use additional functionalities.
• the mobile phone which represents a data processing device coupled to a telecommunications network, which essentially serves only a single purpose, namely for making calls.
• a restriction to a single functionality per device type proves
• Content providers to customers can include 910 images, multimedia works or video animations.
• a special feature of this field of application is that the exchange of services between content provider and customer can be completely disembodied, since both the offer catalog, the ordering process, the delivery of the ordered goods and the billing in
• the invention is therefore related to a technical infrastructure suitable for such purposes.
• a tenth aspect in connection with the invention consists in the approach of implementing the technical infrastructure according to the invention for the dissemination, billing and payment of digital media content, including a card module in connection with SIM cards and similar devices, in mobile radio communication networks, such as GSM or UMTS ,
• a card module in connection with SIM cards and similar devices, in mobile radio communication networks, such as GSM or UMTS .
• WAN digital wide area network
• the identity or at least pseudonymity of a consumer is known to the telecommunication provider that issues the SIM card.
• the telecommunications provider In the case of SIM cards that are used on a credit basis without a credit amount, the telecommunications provider must know at least the name and an invoice address of his customer for billing purposes.
• the telecommunications provider In the case of credit-granting SIM cards, the telecommunications provider often has information about a specific payment method, for example in the form of a direct debit, to collect amounts due by direct debit from a specific account.
• An eleventh aspect in connection with the solution according to the invention consists in the approach of using a specific appliance for the distribution, billing and
• this can take the form of a so-called "set-top box", i.e. a converter device between a cable television network and a television set.
• This set-top box can also be provided with a digitizing device for adapting analog television channels, for example by means of a
• a twelfth aspect relates to a particularly suitable solution for ordering and playing works and can be realized with an independent inventive idea.
• intangible works include to select and download or stream over the Internet. It is possible to broadcast certain works in real time at predetermined times via broadcast.
• 1025 work identifier in the sent work can be marked by entering it on the device. With the marking of certain works, corresponding filters are set up on the receiving part of the device, for example.
• the trailers can be broadcast over several days at different intervals. These can be pieces of music (radio), games (games).
• the preset device at the consumer selects the desired works by filtering out the undesired works and stores them on a suitable storage medium provided for this purpose. If the user has been granted the appropriate rights, for example via a rights card (smart card)
• 1040 gitimized, so he is able to consume stored works. Fees preferably only apply if the works are actually used.
• the works can also be ordered via the Internet or offline, in which case the works are delivered addressed. 1045
• a thirteenth aspect in connection with the solution according to the invention consists in the approach of providing technical precautions which are suitable and 1050 intended to send personal data from the area of the consumer, for example regarding their consumption habits, to the operator of the portal data processing system or to individual content providers transmit, whereby the consumer is rewarded with status rights in return for this transfer of data.
• FIG. 1 schematically shows a networked data processing device according to the invention with a server part and a client part.
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of various aspects in the commercial use of a data processing device according to the invention.
• FIG. 3 shows a first application of the invention on the basis of a schematic illustration of a data processing device according to the invention.
• FIG. 4 shows a second application of the invention on the basis of a schematic representation of a data processing device according to the invention.
• FIG. 5 shows a fourth application of the invention on the basis of a schematic illustration of a data processing device according to the invention.
• FIG. 6 shows a first variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 7 shows a second variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 8 shows a third variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 9 shows a fourth variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 10 shows a fifth variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• FIG. 11 shows a sixth variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• FIGS. 12 to 15 show variants of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• 16 shows a schematic block diagram representation of a device according to the invention for the distribution, billing and payment of digital media content.
• FIG. 17 shows a schematic block diagram representation of a section of the device shown in FIG. 16.
• FIG. 18 shows a schematic illustration of a first exemplary system architecture of a distribution device according to the invention
• Billing and payment of digital media content shows a schematic representation of a second exemplary system architecture of a device according to the invention for the distribution, billing and payment of digital media content.
• FIG. 20 shows a first diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume received by the consumer on the side of a page-oriented text document on the usage time used for the use of this page.
• 21 shows a curve diagram for discussing the relationship between the intensity of use of a work and the associated price.
• FIG. 22 shows a first diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume of a page of a text document received by the consumer on the usage time used for the use of this page.
• FIG. 23 schematically shows, by way of example, time sequences when the consumer uses a page of a page-oriented text work.
• FIG. 24 shows a second diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume of a page of a text document received by the consumer on the usage time used for the use of this page.
• 25 shows a third diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume of a page of a text document received by the consumer on the usage time used for the use of this page.
• Fig. 26 shows a schematic representation for reading with the acquisition of status rights.
• 27 shows a schematic illustration of a device according to the invention with a card.
• FIG. 28 shows a schematic illustration of rights administration and transmission by means of a card module.
• 29 shows a schematic illustration of another rights management 1145 and transmission by means of a card module.
• FIG. 30 shows a flowchart of a downloading process.
• FIG. 31 shows a diagram of various implementation options and 1150 security levels of the invention.
• 32A shows a portable wearable computer with a display and control unit for universal communication options
• FIG. 32 B shows a cross section through the portable wearable computer according to FIG. 32A
• a hand part as a universal display and control unit for use as a separate device (PDA, web browser, media player, telephone 1160 and / or remote control) or in connection with a portable wearable computer,
• PDA personal digital assistant
• 35 shows a preferred embodiment of the previously described distribution and payment options (in the further Play & Pay system or PP system) in the form of a PCMCIA card and a smart card. Readers, in which different formats are accessible via a PP module solution 1170,
• Fig. 39 shows the usability of the PP system for online ordering and distribution and offline consumption
• PP customer card 42 shows an example of a PP customer card being designed as a fan card with 1190 access for a specific fan portal and a link to other PP factories (registers and search masks),
• PP streamer device with an integrated PP decoder or 1200 control module and smart card reader for, among other things, PP authorization cards for streaming in coupled playback devices,
• 45 shows end playback devices with a smart card reader and integrated PP decoder or control unit and player or browser.
• Fig. 46 shows the connection of the Play & Pay system (PP-) described with a display and control unit and terminals.
• 47 shows a schematic block diagram of a further device according to the invention for the distribution, playback, accounting and payment of digital media content.
• FIG. 48 shows a schematic illustration of a further development of the one shown in FIG.
• FIG. 49 shows a schematic illustration of a further development of the one shown in FIG.
• FIG. 50 shows a schematic overview of a phase model for marketing multimedia purchased products on the basis of the data in FIGS.
• 51A shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface of a first aspect of a first sub-step according to the 1225 first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• 51B shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface of a second aspect of the first substep according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• 51C shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface of a second substep according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• FIG. 51 D shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface of a first aspect of a third sub-step according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• 51E shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface 1240 of a second aspect of the third substep according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• FIGS. 47, 48 or 49 1245 shows a schematic representation of processes when using an arrangement according to the invention according to FIGS. 47, 48 or 49 1245 on both the content provider and the
• 53A shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a first 1250 method step.
• 53B shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a second method step.
• 1255 53C shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a third method step.
• FIG. 53D shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a fourth method step.
• FIG. 1 schematically shows a networked data processing device 1265 according to the invention with a server part 110 and a client part 120.
• the server part 110 and the client part 120 are connected via a telecommunication network 130 referred to as a WAN (Wide Area Network), for example via the analog telephone network, via the ISDN network, connected via the Internet or via a satellite link to exchange data.
• a WAN Wide Area Network
• the server 1270 part 1 10 and the client part 120 are each assigned a unique address or identifier 1 12, 122 for the purpose of data exchange via the WAN 130, for example a telephone number, an Internet address or the like.
• the client part 120 wants to establish a connection to the server part 110 via the WAN 130, it needs information about its address 1 12.
• the server part 110 needs information about the address 122 of the client part 120.
• the client part 120 is set up to receive a mobile card module 140.
• the card module 140 comprises at least one storage device for
• the card module 140 can in particular be designed as a chip card; however, other easily transportable designs are also possible. Basic properties of smart cards are among others in
• a card module 140 that can be used as a double-sided printed chip card is particularly preferred. For example, one side of the
• a connection to a register and / or a search engine of this operator of the portal data processing device, which enables a media content provider to select works independently, is preferably provided 1295 this side of the card upwards.
• preference is given at least to
• At least 1300 there is a link to the operator of the portal data processing device, so that the user does not have to remove the card and turn it over, but can also switch to other providers and their media offers by clicking on a link button.
• the server part 110 is a computer that is typically associated with a commercial provider of goods and / or services.
• the server part 110 can be, for example, a computer coupled to the telephone network via modem or ISDN, which can be dialed from the client part 120 via a dial-up line connection for data communication.
• the server part 110 is a "World Wide Web” server (“WWW server”) connected to the Internet, which can communicate with the client part 120 via the "Hypertext Transport Protocol" ("HTTP protocol").
• WWW server World Wide Web
• HTTP protocol Hypertext Transport Protocol
• the server part is designed, for example, as a computer connected to the Internet that uses the "Simple Mail Transport.”
• Protocol 1315 Protocol "(" SMTP ") and via the" Post Office Protocol “(” POP ") electronic mail (“ E-Mail ”) with the client part 120.
• the invention is not for certain types of telecommunication networks or for certain Pro - tokolle restricted; The above information is only used for illustration.
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of various aspects in the commercial use of a data processing device according to the invention.
• the interaction according to the invention of the card module 140 with the client part 120 enables the end user (not shown) who has access 1325 to the server part 110 via the client part 120 to carry out transactions in an advantageous manner.
• the card module 140 in cooperation with the client part 120, enables a system-independent structure of the communication
• server part 1 Relationship to server part 1 10, for example through a system-independent dialing process.
• access data, access configurations or access procedures are stored in the memory of the card module 140. This saves the end user from having to configure the access data, for example, for an Internet access provider.
• the client part 120 can be configured with the card module 140 in such a way that the end user only has to insert the card module 140 into the client part 120 in order to establish a telecommunications connection.
• the initiation of the establishment of a telecommunications connection to the server part 110 can additionally be made dependent on the actuation of an operating element, in particular on the client part 120, and / or on the entry of security information, for example a PIN.
• the card module 140 in cooperation with the client part 120, enables the end user to be differentiated and / or identified from the server part 1 10.
• three cases can be distinguished: firstly, there can be cases in which an identification the end user zers with name, address etc. not required or not desirable
• End users who each have separate card modules 140, are said to be distinguishable from one another. On the one hand, this can be done by simply serializing the card module 140, for example by means of a memory area of the card module 140 that cannot be overwritten.
• a third variant includes a pseudonymous identification
• the card module 140 In cooperation with the client part 120, the card module 140 also enables its authentication to the server part 110, ie certain authenticity properties of a card module 140 can be checked from the 1375 server part.
• Known cryptographic methods can preferably be used for this. For example, it is possible, in a tamper-proof non-volatile area of the memory (not shown) of the card module 140, to have a secret cryptographic code assigned to a specific end user 1380 keys to store. However, the cryptographic key does not always have to be assigned to an end user; it is also possible, using the same techniques, to distinguish card modules 140 that are authorized to be placed on the market by an authorized manufacturer from card modules that have been copied by unauthorized third parties.
• the card module 140 in cooperation with the client part 120, enables the control of recurring transactions with the server part 1 10, in particular subscriptions to certain services.
• the card module 140 in cooperation with the client part 120, enables card module-bound decryption of files supplied by the server part 1 10, which can represent software, texts and / or multimedia works, for example. Since 1395, effective technical protection of copyright can be achieved.
• the card module 140 in cooperation with the client part 120, also enables timed use of files supplied by the server part 1 10, which can represent multimedia works 1400, for example. This enables a technical infrastructure to be used for calculating copyrights based on usage time (see also especially aspect 7).
• the card module 140 in cooperation with 1405, also enables the client part 120 to process payment transactions against the
• Server part 1 10 for example, by transferring credit card numbers or digital tokens ("digital cash").
• a card module 140 that is placed on the market can embody a predetermined prepaid credit, 1410 which can be replaced by a corresponding, in the memory (not shown) of the card.
• ten module stored predetermined data element is represented.
• payment can be made personally by invoicing, credit card or direct debit, whereby the necessary information on identity and payment transaction data (account number, credit or
• card number, billing address etc. are stored in the memory (not shown) of the card module 140. In both cases, it is advantageous to secure the authenticity of the card module 140 and the data elements stored in its memory with a digital signature generated by the authorized issuing body. Regardless of the above
• card modules 140 which are already provided with all the necessary billing-related data elements at the time when they are placed on the market, and those card modules 140 in which the
• invoice-related data elements are only transferred from the server part 110 to the memory (not shown) of the card module 140 after delivery to the end user.
• the eight individual cases resulting from the combination of these three alternatives each require a specific technical configuration of the card module and its interaction within the framework of
• Aspect (8) If the card module 140 is equipped with sufficient storage capacity, for example in the form of so-called flash memory, files which, for example, were programs for data processing systems, texts or multimedia works can be stored in the card module temporarily or permanently. This in particular will Technical implementation of systems already mentioned in aspect (4) for the automated periodic acquisition of software, texts and / or multimedia works and files distributed by the server part 1445 110 improved.
• the card module 140 can be used to telematically enable or block certain functionalities by the server part 1 10.
• FIG. 3 shows a first application of the invention on the basis of a schematic illustration of a data processing device according to the invention.
• a client part 120 is connected to a server via a WAN 130
• the client part 120 is provided with a display device 125 which is only shown schematically.
• the card module 140 received by the client part identifies a specific end user (not shown) to whom the card module 140 is assigned, personally or pseudonymously.
• identity information 141 is stored in the card module 140.
• the 1470 stores which can be transferred to the server part 110 via the WAN 130.
• the identity information 141 can be provided on the client part 120 side in the usual way, for example by means of a PIN or by means of biometric identity detection devices. directions (not shown) must also be secured.
• other card modules 140a, 140b, 140c can exist, each
• the first application of the invention shown in FIG. 3 is especially of
• Fig. 4 shows a second application of the invention using a schematic
• a client part 120 is connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• the client part 120 is provided with a display device 125 which is only shown schematically.
• the card module 140 received by the client part can in particular be via a predetermined data element
• the respective contractual relationship information 141, 141a, 141b, 141c is a parameter which is an automatic selection process with regard to the
• 1500 file (not shown) to be transferred from the server part 110 to the client part 120 and representing a multimedia representation and controls the transmission time.
• 5 shows a fourth application of the invention using a schematic
• a client part 120 is connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• the client part 120 is provided with a display device 125 which is only shown schematically.
• the card module 140 received by the client part identifies in particular a specific server part 110,
• card 1510 which can be assigned, for example, to an associated specific service provider SPr4.
• other card modules 140a, 140b, 140c can exist, which are each assigned to the service providers SPr1, SPr2 and SPr3 (141a, 141b, 141c). If the card module 140 belonging to the service provider 141 against one of the other card modules 140a,
• the respective service provider information 141, 141a, 141b, 141c is a parameter which, in particular, causes an automatic selection process with regard to the data transmission parameters from the client part 120, so that a
• FIG. 6 shows a first variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1. As already shown in FIG. 1, a
• a client module 120 set up a card module 140 would be connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• the client part 120 is provided with a display device 125 which is only shown schematically. 6 thus shows a solution in which the client part 120 set up for receiving a card module 140 and the display device 125 insert a mechanically essentially
• FIG. 7 shows a second variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• a client part 120 that is set up to accommodate a card module 140 is provided.
• the 1535 Client part 120 is coupled via a data communication device 123 to a display device 125, only shown schematically, which is connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• 7 thus shows a solution in which the client part 120 set up to receive a card module 140 on the one hand and the display device 125 connected to the WAN 130,
• Wireless and wired devices and methods come into consideration as technical implementations for the data communication device,
• FIG. 8 shows a third variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1. As already shown in FIG. 1, a
• FIG. 8 thus shows a solution in which the one set up for receiving a card module 140 and with
• the client part 120 connected to the WAN 130 on the one hand and the display device 125 on the other hand each form a mechanically essentially one-piece device, the data exchange between the client part 120 and the display part 125 being carried out by the data communication device 123.
• the data communication device 123 As technical realizations for the data communication device
• wireless and wired device methods come into consideration, in particular by data transmission cable (not shown), by radio (not shown) or by infrared, e.g. IrDA (not shown).
• FIG. 9 shows a fourth variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• a would take at least one card module 140 provided client part 120, which is connected via a WAN 130 to a server part 110.
• client part 120 In addition to the client part 120, there is a display device 125 which is only shown schematically and which also holds at least one card module
• FIG. 9 thus shows a solution in which the client part 120, which is set up to receive a card module 140 and is connected to the WAN 130, on the one hand, and the display device 125, on the other hand, each form a device that can be mechanically constructed in one piece, with the data exchange between the client part 120 and the display part
• the card module 140 can be accommodated in the client part 140 for storing data supplied by the server part 110. After the relevant data has been stored in the card module 140, this data can be perceived by plugging the card module into the display device.
• 1580 bar can be made.
• FIG. 10 shows a fifth variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• a client part 120 that is set up to accommodate a card module 140 is provided.
• the client part 120 is connected via a data communication device 123 with only one
• 1590 schematically shown display device 125 which is connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• 10 thus shows a solution in which the client part 120 set up for receiving a card module 140 on the one hand and the display device 125 connected to the WAN 130 on the other hand each have a mechanically essentially one-piece design.
• wireless and wire-bound devices can be considered, in particular by data transmission cable (not shown), by radio (not shown in 1600) or by infrared, for example IrDA (not shown).
• the client part 120 shown in FIG. 10 is designed to accommodate a plurality of card modules 140a-140e, which each communicate independently of one another by means of the card module data (not shown) stored on them.
• the 1605 can initiate and control nication processes with the server part 110 and the communication processes initiated by the server part 110 can be addressed independently of one another from the point of view of the server part 110.
• the card modules 140a-140e may act as part of a system shown in FIG. one card module or several card
• 1610 ten modules serve as a memory for digital multimedia products supplied regularly, but asynchronously, with respect to operator actions by the server part 1 10 via the WAN 130.
• the arrangement shown in FIG. 1615 7 consists in particular in that a master card module 140 is provided with which the display device 125 can identify and authenticate itself in a special way with respect to the client part 120 or the other card modules 140a-140e used therein.
• the master card module 140 can be used as a display device
• the master book module 140 sets up the digital book in such a way that certain privileged operations can be carried out by the user, for example, via the data communication device 123 relative to the client part or the further card modules 140a-140e used therein
• the activation or blocking of the client part 120 for deliveries by the server part 110 or the carrying out of ordering processes with respect to the server part 110 the data communication via the data communication ons worn 123 preferably secured by suitable techniques, especially cryptographic techniques, against tapping and manipulation.
• FIG. 11 shows a sixth variant of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• a client part 120 is provided for receiving a card module 140, which is connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• 1635 part 120 is coupled via a data communication device 123 to a display device 125 which is only shown schematically. 10 thus also shows a solution in which the client part 120 set up for receiving at least one card module 140 on the one hand and the display device 125 connected to the WAN 130 on the other hand each have a mechanically essentially
• Form 1640 Chen unitary device the data exchange between the client part 120 and the display part 125 is carried out by the data communication device 123.
• the particularity of the arrangement shown in FIG. 11 compared to the arrangement shown in FIG. 7 is, in particular, that the client part 120, as in the case shown in FIG. 11
• a plurality of card modules 140a-140e is set up, which can initiate and control communication processes with the server part 110 independently of one another by means of the card module data (not shown) stored thereon, and which, from the point of view of the server part 110, in the case of communication processes initiated by the server part 110 independent of-
• the card modules 140a-140e may act as part of a system shown in FIG. one card module or several card modules serve as a memory for digital multimedia devices supplied regularly, but asynchronously, with respect to operator actions by the server part 110 via the WAN 130.
• the client part 120 it proves to be particularly advantageous to implement the client part 120 as a stationary card module station that is essentially permanently connected to the WAN 130 and can therefore always initiate data communication processes with respect to the server part 110 and, moreover, can receive data communication processes initiated by the server part 110 asynchronously to user actions, even if the display device 125 is designed as a mobile device, that the user carries with them even when they are away.
• FIGS. 12 and 13 each have a variant in which a client part 120 without its own
• FIG. 13 shows a client part 120 which is set up to receive a complete display device 125, the display device 125 again being set up to receive at least one card module 140.
• Data communication between server part 110 and card module 140 takes place in such a way that the exchanged data
• 1680 can be passed through the display device 125 by means of suitable electronic arrangements. Of course, it is not absolutely necessary for the client part 120 to be set up to accommodate a complete display device 125.
• 1685 125 can also be implemented, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, by means of a data communication device 123.
• wireless and wired devices can be used, in particular by means of methods Data transmission cable (not shown), by radio (not shown) or by 1690 infrared, eg IrDA (not shown).
• FIGS. 14 and 15 show further variants of an embodiment of the solution according to the invention shown in FIG. 1.
• a client device set up for receiving a card module 140.
• 1695 part 120 is provided, which is connected to a server part 110 via a WAN 130.
• a display device 125 is also connected to the WAN 130a.
• WAN 130 can be identical to WAN 130a. An interaction with the server part 110 triggered by the display device 125 and transmitted via the WAN 130a leads to the transmission of multimedia data
• the user can, for example, call up data from the server part 110 while on the move, which data is transmitted via the WAN 130 to the client part 120, for example at home.
• FIG. 15 shows a variant in which the client part 120 is provided with a display device 125.
• the data retrieved from server part 110 (not shown) is transmitted via WAN 130 to a secondary client part 120a.
• FIG. 16 shows a schematic block diagram representation of a device 100 according to the invention for the distribution, billing and payment of digital media content.
• Files 104, 106, 108 made available by content providers 102 are provided on a server 110 for distribution on 1715.
• the files are preferably distributed to individual client computers in encrypted form by downloading them from the Internet or by selling physical data carriers such as CDs, DVDs, flash memory, etc. (not shown).
• certain works formats can be created by means in the client computer. 1720 or selected in the player so that, for example, only MP3-compatible works are made available for downloading to an MP3 player.
• all formats of distributable works could be selected and ordered via certain categories (download, upload, streaming)
• the digital content made available to the client computer is represented symbolically and marked with the reference number 1 12.
• the billing and payment of the fees for this digital content 112 is carried out by an exemplary function block 120.
• the function block 120 has a decoder 122, which first decrypts the digital content cryptographically (reference number 124) and then makes it accessible to the sensible perception by the consumer 128 in a suitable technical manner. For MP3 audio files, this can be done, for example, by creating one with a speaker 126 or
• a rating device 130 is connected to the decoder 120 in order to continuously generate data for a consumption chronicle 132 during the media use by the consumer 128, which data describe the respective usage process with sufficient accuracy in order to be able to carry out billing later.
• the consumption history for example, contains data on the temporal
• a limiter 134 is provided in order to continuously or at certain intervals depending on the charge amount accumulated in the consumption record 132 according to the data in the consumption record 132, and to transmit a blocking signal 136 to the decoder 122 when predetermined charge amounts are exceeded. As soon as the decoder 122
• a credit memory 140 stores a data value that represents a sum of money, an available usage time or an available usage volume, which the consumer 128 has deposited in order to cover future billing sums, for example by prepayment in the form of a security.
• 1765 credit memory 140 can be replenished by all common micro-payment systems. This includes, for example, Click & Buy, Paysafe (prepaid) or charging via a service number such as B. a 0190 number. When you top up your credit using a 0190 number, you can use various phone numbers, for example, to end numbers as one
• 1770 master number can be designed, certain credit values loaded and settled through the telecommunications companies. Charging a credit memory, in particular for offline use of digital works, programs or the like, via a service number is an independent inventive concept for which protection is claimed independently
• a credit memory in a connectable payment module for example a smart card
• This credit can in turn be a monetary credit, a time credit or a volume-related credit.
• Works-specific usage rights and / or privileges are also via a service number
• the limiter 134 preferably fulfills its functionality in cooperation with the credit memory 140, ie as long as there is credit, the decoder 122 is not blocked.
• Function block 120 contains critical data and functionalities that must be protected against any unauthorized manipulation from outside, in particular by the consumer.
• the decryption key 123 by means of which the decoder 122, which represents the digital content, is particularly sensitive.
• the credit value (not shown) stored in the credit memory 140 is also highly sensitive.
• the consumption measurement 130 and the limiter 134 represent critical functionalities, because manipulation of these devices can result in the intended payroll accounting
• the function block 120 is therefore advantageous to construct the function block 120 as a particularly protected (“tamper-proof") assembly.
• the individual components of this assembly 120 can, for example, be encapsulated in a casting compound
• sensors can be provided which are suitable for detecting impermissible mechanical and / or electrical manipulations. The output signal of these sensors can then be used to generate critical data such as cryptographic keys 123 or credit values in the credit
• All of the components combined in the function module 120 can be implemented either as separate hardware components or as individual software modules or as a whole as a software solution, for example in the form of plug-ins for a browser.
• the consumption history 132 also represents an aggregation of sensitive data that must be protected against manipulation.
• the memory (not shown) for storing the consumption history 132 can also be included in the protected function block 120 (not shown).
• Another possibility is to protect the data values of the consumption history 132 by means of one or more digital signatures against unauthorized changes.
• a digital signature generation and verification component (not shown) is then provided, which is advantageously included in the protected critical function block 120.
• the data content of the consumption chronicle is transmitted to a billing server 145 in a suitable manner, preferably via a data network connection which is cryptographically secured against unauthorized eavesdropping and data manipulation.
• invoice server uses the data from the consumption history to calculate the fee to be paid by the consumer and posts the corresponding amount, for example, by debiting to a (shadow) account 150 assigned to the consumer.
• the consumer can then carry out a payment process in a conventional manner, for example using a
• Account 150 is not mandatory; If such payment systems are to be used which, like anonymous digital money (digital cash), do not require a (shadow) account 150, the account 150 can be dispensed with.
• the credit value stored in the credit memory 140 can be increased by a certain credit value by transmitting a credit message 155 cryptographically secured against manipulation on the part of the accounting server 145 to the functional unit 1845 or to the credit memory 140.
• the credit memory 140 is particularly preferably accommodated on a SmartCard in order to be able to use the stored credit value independently of the system and mobile 1850 on other devices.
• the function module 120 contains a smart card reader, not shown.
• the component containing the smart card reader can be designed, for example, as a PCMCIA card, which comprises the functionalities of the functional module 120.
• FIG. 16 An alternative, not shown, to FIG. 16 is the formation of a module that can be coupled to a playback device, preferably for plugging in, for example, PCMCIA, with an integrated memory in which, among other things, So-called players and / or playback licenses can be stored in such a way that when the module is coupled to another playback device or computer, the license can be saved
• a smart card is designed with means as a rights card in such a way that, in cooperation with a software license installed on a computer, it is provided in a corresponding manner.
• a smart card in 1875 can be used without having to install a new license on the computer or player.
• Payment by smart card e.g. monetary units, offsetting against a time credit and / or a credit of usable data volume are possible.
• the training is also
• FIG. 17 shows a schematic block diagram representation of a section of the device shown in FIG. 16.
• the server 110 provides digital content (not shown) and can, for example,
• 1885 tion data network (WAN) 210 can be connected to the protected function block 120 via a modem 212.
• function block 120 is connected to a playback device and has a browser / player 1500, which can also be designed as a plug-in to an existing browser and which, in addition to the decrypted data, is also able to
• FIG. 17 Another suitable network functionality device, for example for ISDN, GSM or UMTS, can also be used. 16, such as in particular consumption measurement 130, limiter 134 and credit memory 140, are shown in FIG. 17
• a card module 215 is provided, which can optionally be used as a rights and control card for controlling the decoder 122, which is preferably designed as a SmartCard.
• a user device for the use of digital content by the consumer is designated by reference number 310.
• the usage device 310 can be provided with a coupling device for coupling a card module 315.
• a media server 320 holds content files 330, each of which contains digital content and pricing information.
• the media server 320 can be connected to the use device 310, in particular for downloading content files 330, via a data network connection 340, preferably via the Internet.
• Individual providers of digital content can operate supply servers 350A, 350B, 350C, each of which is connected to the media server 320 via a data network connection 352A, 352B, 325C, for example via the Internet.
• content files 354A, 354B, 354C received certain tariff information 356A, 356B, 356C and transmitted the content files 354A, 354B, 354C to media server 320, from where they were transmitted to user device 310 for use by the consumer can be.
• Fig. 19 shows a schematic representation of a second exemplary system architecture of a device according to the invention for the distribution, billing and payment of digital media content.
• predetermined tariff categories 322A, 322B, 322C, 322D are set up on the 1935 media server 320, and the providers of content files 354A, 354B, 354C establish the valid tariff model
• Each of the content files is fixed in that the data transmission 352A, 352B, 352C, 352D is file-specific in an area 322A, 322B, 322C, 322D of the media server 320 which is separate according to tariff categories.
• FIG. 20 shows a first diagram for the discussion of the dependency of the volume received by the consumer on the side of a page-oriented text document (not shown) on the vertical axis on the usage time used on the use of this page in 1945 on the horizontal axis.
• the scaling of the vertical axis is to be understood in such a way that a page of text read several times also counts accordingly several times.
• the number of pages of the text work assumed in the example shown is 120 pages.
• the reading curve labeled C has a low steepness, in which after approximately 15 hours of reading, each of the 120 pages of the work has been read once by the consumer.
• the reading curve marked B is steep, in which, after about 4 hours of reading, each of the 120 pages of the work has been read once by the consumer.
• the reading curve marked A with a low steepness results, for example, in which, after approximately 7.5 hours of reading time, each of the 120 pages of the work has been read once by the consumer. 1965 In relation to reading curve A, the tariff was chosen such that the distance from zero to the point at which approximately 240 pages were read by the consumer after about 15 hours was assigned a fee of DM 6. Reading the work once therefore costs DM 3 in approx. 7.5 hours. Fractions or multiples thereof are proportionally proportional
• FIG. 21 shows a curve diagram for discussing the relationship between the intensity of use of a work and the associated price. While in the diagram shown in FIG. 20 the fee increases proportionally to the number of pages read in 1975, FIG. 21 shows alternative, non-linear tariff curves.
• 22 shows a first diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume of a page of a text document received by the consumer on the usage time used in 2000 for the use of this page.
• the time that the consumer spends reading a single page of a text-oriented work is plotted on the horizontal axis.
• the percentage of the amount of text already read by the consumer in relation to the total amount of text on the page is shown on the vertical axis.
• the reading curve entered in the diagram shown takes into account a certain orientation time t1 of 15 seconds as an example, i.e. for all times in the time interval between 0 and 15 seconds, it is assumed in 2010 that the reader has not yet substantially absorbed reading material.
• time t1 + t2 in the example after 2 minutes and 53 seconds, the reader read about 75% of the amount of text on the text page under consideration.
• time t1 + t2 + t3 3 minutes and 45 seconds
• the invention enables, in particular, tariffing, in which a page-oriented text work is invoiced depending on volume, a single page displayed on a display not being fully calculated immediately after it becomes visible. Rather, during the orientation time [0, t1], page 2020 is considered to be unused in terms of tariffing and is not calculated at all. Only after a predetermined time t1 + t2 + t3 is the page considered to be fully used by the consumer in terms of tariffs. 2025 FIG. 23 schematically shows, by way of example, time sequences when the consumer uses a page of a page-oriented text work with a tariffing methodology shown in FIG. 22.
• the site only received a fraction.
• the period of time during which this page is shown on the display is continuously recorded (FIG. 23C). Assume that the reader ends the display of the relevant page after 15 seconds from the start of the fee-based page usage after the orientation time has expired by turning to another page (in the example to the page
• FIG. 24 shows a second diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume of a page of a text document received by the 2060 consumer on the usage time used for the use of this page.
• the reading curve shown in FIG. 24 corresponds to the reading state of the page shown in FIG. 23C.
• 25 shows a third diagram for discussing the dependence of the volume of a page of a text document received by the consumer on the usage time used for the use of this page.
• the reading curve shown in FIG. 25 corresponds to the reading state of the page shown in FIG. 23H.
• Fig. 26 shows a schematic representation of the reading process with the acquisition of status rights.
• the tariffing options made possible by the invention include, in particular, tariffing models in which status rights can be acquired from a page-oriented text work at plant level and / or at page level and can be mapped in a suitable manner using information technology.
• tariffing models in which status rights can be acquired from a page-oriented text work at plant level and / or at page level and can be mapped in a suitable manner using information technology.
• FIG. 2080 enables the in Figs. 20 to 25 complex volume / time billing mode shown that the consumer is credited with residual portions of the page-related reading time. This is symbolically indicated in FIG. 26 by the fact that the time shares consumed per page are shown hatched, whereas the remaining time shares are not hatched.
• the provider can also specify rules that govern the transition from volume-based billing to time-based billing or describe a complex volume / time settlement in a purchase-oriented settlement.
• Fig. 26 further possible classification rules are given purely symbolically, for example that a degressive tariff is used or that the content may not be used after it has been read twice.
• FIG. 27 shows a schematic representation of a device according to the invention with a card.
• Reference numerals 1202 and 1204 each designate a first device for use and usage billing of digital content or a second device for use and usage billing.
• the distribution server
• 2105 ver 110 is connected via the data traffic network (WAN) 210 to the devices 1202 and 1204 for downloading files held on the server with digital content intended for use by the consumer (not shown). It goes without saying that these files can also be exchanged using physical data carriers (e.g. CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.)
• WAN data traffic network
• 2110 can be transmitted to consumers for use by means of devices 1202 or 1204.
• the devices 1202 and 1204 each have a receiving device 1206 or 1208 for a card module 1210.
• Each of the devices 2115 1202 and 1204 also has the one shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 show details corresponding to the structure, ie in particular a decoder 1212 or 1214 is provided.
• the others for billing Components such as consumption measurement, limiter, credit memory and consumption history are not shown.
• Privileges acquired in 2130 are nevertheless effective by inserting the card module 1210 into the device 1204, so that depending on the tariff model, for example degressively, the replay of the work 333 cumulatively, for example, is viewed at 600% in the end and calculated accordingly.
• the example in Figure 27 shows that one and the same work is used differently.
• 2135 keys can be provided in different devices and can nevertheless be called up by means of the same card module 1210.
• FIG. 28 shows a schematic illustration of rights administration and transmission by means of a card module.
• FIG. 28 shows that a and
• the same card module 1210 is able to retrieve digital media content from one or more servers on different playback devices in different formats.
• the card module 1210 is shown in the left part in connection with an MP3 player to play sound signals or music, in the middle part in a set top box B or a television set or another
• 2145 is used with this connected terminal to display video signals and in the right part in connection with an e-book reader for displaying text and / or image pages.
• 29 shows a schematic representation of another rights management
• module-based encryption is shown here, which enables calls to be made online, data to be transmitted and consumed offline.
• a telecommunications module equipped with a rights card e.g. GSM or UMTS
• the user requests a work at a telecommunications module equipped with a rights card (e.g. GSM or UMTS).
• the rights card is additionally provided with an encryption module, the key type of which is known to the telecommunications service.
• the multimedia content provider CPr1 as a synergy partner of the telecommunication service, asks the telecommunication service based on the telephone number of the end user which key for
• this telephone number is to be used and sends its work with the appropriate encryption directly to the end user. He can only consume the work using his rights card with the appropriate individual decryption module either in life streaming mode or offline in viewing mode. Billing takes place via the telecommunications
• a device for the use and usage billing of digital content is designated by reference number 1410.
• a technical IT infrastructure of a telecommunications provider is designated by the reference number 1415.
• Technical 2170 IT infrastructures from content providers for files with digital (multimedia) contents are designated by the reference numerals 1420A, 1420B, 1420C and 1420D.
• Figure 30 shows a flow diagram of a download process in connection with 2175
• the entire encryption of the media files and the user and tariff data is done using a software 2180 solution implemented on a conventional PC.
• a software 2180 solution implemented on a conventional PC.
• the latter can also communicate with a token solution, for example a chip card.
• the highest security is given with an integrated and encapsulated end device (appliance solution, eg MP3 player), in which opening leads to data loss.
• FIG. 32 shows an advantageous digital mobile device in a special embodiment as a wearable computer 127010, which can be used in particular as a multimedia 2190 player, preferably including a digital rights management system (DRMS).
• the mobile device 127010 can have a PCMCIA slot 127020, which can in particular be used to hold a smart card chip card, for example for distribution and payment systems.
• DRMS digital rights management system
• the PCMCIA interface can thus also be used for other functionalities or extensions, for example for adapter cards for smart media modules or similar memory cards, processor cards or other software and / or hardware expansions. It is then also possible to equip the 127010 mobile device with a mobile phone functionality, for example
• One embodiment is the design of a PCMCIA card as a decoder module for digital rights management with integrated memory, smart card reader and / or means for telephony or for data communication / transmission via WAN (GSM, UMTS, GPRS, etc .). It is also advantageous to provide the usual functions of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) such as scheduling, notes, etc.
• PDA Personal Digital Assistant
• the reference number 127030 denotes a display and operating unit.
• the display and control unit 127030 has a display 127040, which is used to display texts and graphics including videos on the
• the coupling between the mobile device 127010 and the display and control unit 127030 can also take place by means of a cable (not shown), but a wireless data communication connection is preferred, for example by means of radio waves, for example using the Bluetooth standard or by means of infrared data transmission, for example
• the display and control unit 127030 can advantageously also be provided with an audio subsystem, for example an earphone-microphone combination 127050.
• HiFi headphones can also be used for pure listening purposes.
• the microphone can also be used in the display and
• service unit 127030 can be integrated.
• the display and control unit 127030 is preferably dimensioned so that it can be comfortably held in one hand. If the 127030 display and control unit is designed with a touch screen, the user can
• the microphone / earphone set 127050 has a switching device 127060 with which, for example, music playback is switched off and an incoming telephoto
• 2240 call can be activated. After the end of the phone call The music playback can be switched on again by pressing again.
• the 127030 display and control unit can be equipped with its own processor or
• the playback software (“Player") can run directly on the display and control unit 127030. This makes it possible in particular to first copy-protected data formats in the display and control unit 127030 and to feed them to the listener.
• the encryption of the data stream
• the factory decoder (not shown) can be provided with the digital rights management system in the mobile device 127010 without there being a risk of unauthorized copying. In this embodiment, you can
• content can be streamed from the wearable computer to a player or a browser set up for this purpose in the display and control unit, as long as the requirements for this are met, for example by means of a coupled rights smart card in the wearable section or in the display and control section.
• a special design of the display and control unit is the possibility of displaying the operating function of the device to be controlled and the possibility of displaying, for example, multimedia content that is currently being played with the associated information such as title, credit, playing time etc. or lists of playable or orderable multimedia works.
• the display and control unit for example both as a media player and as a mobile phone, can be used to display e.g. Telephone numbers and the display of currently played tracks or the available or orderable tracks can be switched back and forth automatically, depending on the operating mode or upon input. If a call is being made, the subscriber can answer
• a piece of music is played, for example (suppressed when calling) the corresponding information is shown on the display.
• the mobile device 127010 can cooperate with other devices such as e-book reader, PDA, web tablet, PC or projector in the same or similar form via a LAN data link, if provided for this purpose.
• the mobile device can also interact with the Internet via a WAN link other than wireless via GSM, GPRS, UMTS etc., such as via an analog telephone line, an ISDN line or DSL.
• 32B shows a side view of the mobile device 127010.
• the housing has an ergonomic shape which has an arch 127070 on the side facing the belt.
• 2285 batteries are arranged in the lower area of the housing for reasons of load.
• An embodiment is particularly advantageous in which the housing can rotate somewhat relative to the belt 2290 by means of a coupling part (not shown), so that it can always align itself in the direction of gravity.
• Conventional peripheral devices such as printers, etc., can be connected to the mobile device 127010 in a further developed embodiment.
• Fig. 33 shows the display and control unit 127040 from Fig. 32.
• the display and operating unit 127040 on the upper and lower end faces 128010a, 128010b each has a plug-in and snap-in device (not shown) by means of which a cover module 128020 is pushed onto the display and operating unit 127040, can be locked and optionally also electrically connected.
• the cover module 128020 is equipped with a telephone keypad and has a viewing window for the display of the display and control unit 127040 and - if the microphone is not included in the display and control unit 127040 - can have an ear cup and speech microphone (not shown).
• the lid module 128020 can be designed in a wide and fashionable range of shapes and colors. The purpose is
• a device originally configured as a playback device can be subsequently upgraded to a mobile phone in a simple manner, or vice versa.
• the lid module 128020 can be plugged onto the display and control unit 127040 at the top or bottom, depending on the left or right handedness of the user.
• the orientation of the display on the 127040 display and control unit is oriented accordingly
• a further advantageous design option for the display and control unit is the lateral design of input or control elements, facing away from the display, on the edge of the display, with which the display and control unit 127040
• a special embodiment is the implementation of the input option by means of at least three input buttons, which enables certain basic functions, such as scrolling, scrolling and triggering marked functions or menus.
• the input options can also vary in individual cases.
• the plug-in connection is particularly advantageous due to the possibility of coupling with a holder, such as in vehicles (not shown), the operation and the sound input and output taking place via the same interface as that of the cover module.
• the advantage of the separate display and control unit 127040 lies in particular in the compact and very easy to implement design.
• the GSM or UMTS transmission antenna can be attached to the mobile device 127010 by 2340, which may even be away from the body e.g. can be stored on a table, away from particularly sensitive body parts such as the head.
• the display and control unit and the wearable part can also be made in one piece 2345, provided disclosed embodiments and / or functionalities, such as a DRM solution via a smart and / or PCMCIA module, receiving and / or transmitting module for telephony, media player and PDA combination, remote controls for end devices and / or a cover with a viewing window solution.
• a DRM solution via a smart and / or PCMCIA module
• receiving and / or transmitting module for telephony, media player and PDA combination remote controls for end devices and / or a cover with a viewing window solution.
• the advantage of the viewing window in the flap cover of mobile, hand-held devices is, in particular, that an existing display can still be read when the protective cover is closed, whereby other functionalities can be made possible by closing the cover or by flipping the cover over the functionality of the mobile device.
• the use of the cover can include all mobile handheld devices with the functionalities shown in this disclosure, for example PDA, telephony (wireless and / or with cable) and / or media player with or without remote control function. It is also possible to carry out the special ceiling training firmly connected to a mobile display and control unit, regardless of whether the display and control unit is made in one piece with a control unit or in several pieces with an external wearable computer.
• the display and control unit 127040 can always be kept ready for use on or near the body and within the e.g. cooperate with numerous other electronic devices using Bluetooth or infrared (IrDA) bridgeable distance.
• IrDA infrared
• Fig. 34 shows a stationary version 129010 similar to the mobile device with the same functional and educational possibilities, among others. that of streaming DRM-protected content to corresponding display components.
• the stationary version 129010 provides a fixed network connection option and a satellite communication connection option as the primary WAN connection, while it is preferably GSM, UMTS or fixed network for the mobile device.
• an external audio output can be provided, since it is advantageous to separate image and sound from each other using a digital rights management system.
• the previously described display and control unit 127040 of the mobile device can also be used to operate the base station, which is advantageous for the user, since he uses his universal
• 2390 display unit can be used to carry out and display operating and display functions in the usual way without the need for another remote control.
• Another advantage of the 127040 display and control unit is that both the operation of different devices, as shown, and the reception audio channels is possible without having to go through the external output of the stationary device, to which loudspeaker systems are usually connected ("remote control with headphones").
• stationary station 129010 e.g. Home surveillance, game console, television, landline telephone, 2400 phone, set-top box, video recorder, multimedia player, cell phone or PDA.
• the display and control unit 127040 advantageously recognizes when it is within range of a registered terminal device which it can operate. A corresponding symbol for the respective operable end
• the most cost-effective transmission is selected in a particularly preferred embodiment.
• the most cost-effective transmission is selected in a particularly preferred embodiment.
• control unit 127040 show and control unit 127040 a uniform address and telephone number register and, depending on the telephone number of the call participant, decides which transmission route is chosen as the cheapest or better one.
• the reference number 129020 denotes the PCMCIA module, which in one embodiment represents a digital rights management system (DRMS) with a decoder function and can be easily coupled back and forth from the base station 129010 to the mobile device 127010.
• the functionalities 129030 can be supported by the DRMS.
• the PCMCIA module is designed with a smart card reader and / or an internal data 2425 memory for storing, for example, licenses, DRM software, decoder software, player software, browser, rights information, status information, user privileges and / or consumption history possible, provided that these are not implemented in terms of hardware or are provided at all. It goes without saying that the entire disclosure content prescribed
• 35 shows a preferred embodiment of the previously described distribution and payment options in the form of a PCMCIA card with a smart card reader, which, by interacting with a playback device, allows the consumption of protected multimedia data with a corresponding basis for billing this data,
• FIG. 47 shows a schematic block diagram of a further device according to the invention for distributing, playing, accounting and paying for digital media content.
• a provider of digital media content operates a server computer 2445, which is coupled via a digital network, for example via the Internet (not shown), to a media playback component 4720 located at the media consumer (not shown).
• the media playback component 4720 is an audio player with at least one loudspeaker or headphones 2450 4722, which obtains digital audio data from the server 4710 by means of a streaming protocol and converts it into sound perceptible by the media consumer. It is understood that the invention is not limited to audio media; Likewise, in modified embodiments, video media, electronic books or other media content can also be distributed and consumed, 2455 where appropriate means of presentation are required.
• the playback function of the media playback component 4720 is dependent on control signals from a transaction control component 4730, which only then send an enable signal (not shown) to the media playback component
• An identification and authentication component 4740 is coupled to the transaction control component 4730 and has a suitable user
• a hardware token 4745 for example a SmartCard
• Other means of authentication such as fingerprint, voice recognition and / or other known biometric identification and authentication
• the transaction control component 4730 is coupled to a money transfer control component 4750.
• the money transfer control component 4750 receives instructions from the transaction control component 4730 regarding 2485 amounts of money that are to be billed to the media consumer and signals the transaction control Component 4730, whether the settlement of these monetary amounts has been completed or at least should be considered secured.
• the transaction control component 4730 controls the media playback component 4720 in a
• the money transfer control component 4750 is preferably connected to a first financial institution
• the money transfer control component triggers the transfer of a certain amount of money from the media consumer's account to the media provider's account or to the billing entity commissioned by him. So that a rapid repetition unnecessarily increases the money transfer costs
• the money transfer control component 4750 can then preferably be configured in such a way that a money transfer order that is effective externally with respect to the financial institution computer systems 4760 and 4765 is only issued from time to time if a predetermined disposition limit of the media consumer
• bonus point storage component 4735 in which at least one number (“bonus point number”) is stored, the monetary assurances to the media consumer
• FIGS. 16 and 17 share specified principles and features.
• An alternative embodiment is shown in FIGS. 16 and 17.
• a preferred embodiment provides that, for example,
• the media provider provides a catalog server 4770 with a search component ("search engine”) 4775.
• search engine search component
• the media consumer can conveniently search the offer of the media provider, for example on the basis of title, composer, genre, album and / or artist information.
• An alphabetical directory index may suffice for extensive offers; a full text search is advantageous for very rich offers. If the media consumer has found a work of interest using the catalog server 4770 and the search component ("search engine") 4775, he can use suitable dialogues on the user interface (not shown).
• the media playback component 4720 can only be activated via trial listening or viewing via the work list 4780; the media consumer cannot consume a work for which there is no data record in the 4780 work list. Conversely, the generation of a data record means for a specific work
• work list 4780 does not require that a chargeable consumption act must be carried out. Rather, the list of works 4780 represents a data structure that summarizes information about those works that the media consumer sees as potentially interesting. From the results list of the Search components can play works for a predetermined time, for example.
• the work list 4780 not only serves as a memory for mere work-specific information such as author or title; it also forms the basis for a plant-specific management of the work usage options by the media consumer. In particular, it can preferably be provided that 2555 are saved in the work list 4780 for each work:
• Corresponding information can also be displayed in the search component results list, in particular whether and in which work list certain works are already registered.
• a user interface (not shown) assigned to the work list 4780 can in particular also include precautions in order to use a workpiece administration component 4790 to order a discounted order for the purchase of a physical workpiece to a dealer system 4795 in accordance with bonus points stored in the bonus point storage component 4735
• the number of bonus points stored in the bonus point storage component 4735 is then reduced in accordance with the tariff.
• the media consumer creates a physical workpiece, such as an audio CD, for sale
• 2580 advertises. If at least one work stored on the audio CD can also be called up online via the server 4710, it can be provided that the media consumer may note in a corresponding work entry in the work list 4780 that the online use of this work will be free of charge for him in the future or possible at preferential rates, unless this is
• 2585 happens automatically on the supplier side using suitable processes and / or technical precautions, for example when purchasing a product.
• the misuse protection can be done by the dealer, together with a work identification and together with the personal data of the media consumer, as far as this is necessary to clearly identify him.
• each workpiece sold for example every audio CD sold, is accompanied by a unique, concealed code number. This code number can be used as a sufficiently large
• the workpiece administration component 4790 communicates this code number to the dealer system 4795, where it is checked whether it is a valid code number that is recorded in the database and is marked as unused. In such a favored transaction, the code number is marked in the database as used and in return 2610 a corresponding discount is entered in the relevant data record (or in the case of several plants also in several affected data records) in the work list 4780. It is also possible to use a token solution, for example a smart card, to make the appropriate rights registrations.
• One design variant provides for work rights (usage rights) in conjunction
• the invention therefore makes it possible to combine the disembodied on-line use of 2,620 digitizable works and the purchase of workpieces in the most advantageous manner. If the media consumer begins with the online use of a certain work, the proposed technical infrastructure can enable him to purchase a corresponding physical copy at a reduced price when billing this media consumption in accordance with the tariff. Conversely, if the media consumer begins by buying a physical copy, then according to the tariff, he can be given cheaper and possibly even free online access to the same work.
• the hard-to-imitate hardware token 4745 proves to be very advantageous for authentication.
• FIG. 48 shows a schematic illustration of a further development of the one shown in FIG.
• FIG. 48 While only one catalog server 4770 and one content server 4710 from a single content provider were provided in the arrangement shown in FIG. 47, the further development shown in FIG. 48 includes corresponding computers from several content providers, namely a catalog server 4770A, 4770B, 4770C and each a streamer server 4710A,
• the media consumer accesses the individual vendor-specific catalog servers 4770A, 477B, 4770C and the vendor-specific streamerserver 4710A, 4710B, 4710C via a cross-vendor portal with a 4770X meta catalog server and a 4710X meta streamer server
• a special embodiment provides that individual providers offer and invoice their products themselves using the system described in FIG. 47, it being possible, for example, for freely purchased online works not only to be registered and played back in the work lists of the individual providers, but that all the corresponding works various providers via a link to the Metapor
• 2660 tal can be registered and played in a kind of universal work list.
• the list of works in the metaportal serves as a quasi-depot for all works that are freely purchased by various providers (e.g. publishers) and can therefore be played free of charge.
• a token solution, preferably designed for this purpose, e.g. in the form of a SmartCard serves to clearly authenticate a user and
• 2665 prevents the free transfer of PIN or password to third parties.
• the management of free works via the work lists of the metaportal is particularly advantageous, since the consumer can use offers from individual publishers, but if he wishes to consume only, he can preferably access one of the content providers or directly into the work list of the metaportal,
• FIG. 49 shows a schematic illustration of a further development of the arrangement shown in FIG. 48. While in the arrangement shown in Fig. 48, no
• FIG. 49 includes a work storage component 4712 equipped with a sufficiently dimensioned mass storage (not shown), in the content data digital works created by
• 2680 of the content servers 4710 have been downloaded, can be stored so that they can also be consumed off-line by the media consumer without an open online data network connection.
• the local off-line availability of a work in the work storage component 4712 is in the corresponding data record of the work list belonging to the work concerned
• a DRMS (not shown) with an enforcement component (not shown) is preferably used to protect the digital content data from misuse.
• Figs. 47, 48 and 49 arrangements shown can be technically implemented in a variety of ways. In particular, they can also be represented by computer programs running on universal computers. While the servers 4770, 4710, 4760, 4765, 4795 are generally designed as computers set up and operated outside of the sphere of the media consumer, the other components with the exception of the token 4795 can be embodied, for example, by software running on a PC. However, it is also possible to use special application-specific devices 2705 which implement these components in a different way, for example using suitable electronic circuits.
• FIGS. 47 to 2710 49 shows a schematic overview of a phase model for the marketing of multimedia purchase products on the basis of the data shown in FIGS. 47 to 2710 49 arrangements shown. There are three phases:
• Phase 1 In phase 1, an arrangement according to FIG. 47 is typically used, with three operating steps being available on a provider-specific basis, i.e. without cross-provider functionality:
• Phase 2 In phase 2, an arrangement according to FIG. 48 is typically used, in which "freely purchased” works from various content providers ("content providers”) can be bundled, managed and played across providers.
• content providers content providers
• Phase 3 In phase 3, an arrangement according to FIG. 49 is typically used, in which works from different content providers (“content providers”) are downloaded, managed and managed online and off-line on a mass storage device of a multimedia application of the media consumer -line can be played.
• content providers content providers
• a menu bar 51 10 is shown on a display device (not shown in more detail).
• the menu bar 51 10 enables the activation of a search function broken down into musical works, videos, games and electronic books.
• An alphabetical index bar 51 12 enables performs an alphabetical index search for the name of the artist by scrolling through the alphabetical index.
• a result list 5115 appears, in which all plants contained in the result set are listed in a table with one line each. In the example from the "Music" division, a consecutive numbering, the work title,
• a first control element 5115a is also generated, when triggered, for example, by clicking the mouse, the title in question is briefly played for a work-specific predetermined time, for example for 30 seconds.
• a second control element 51 15b is generated for each plant, for example when it is triggered
• FIG. 51B shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface of a second aspect of the first sub-step according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• the media consumer (not shown) has 5115 in the result list by triggering the second control element 5115b for a number of marked ones Works 5117a, 51 17b, 5117c, 5117d
• the online playlist display 5120 can be sorted according to genres or user-defined categories 5122a, 5122b, 5122c, 5122d, 5122e and / or be groupable.
• 51C shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface of a second sub-step according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• the media playback component 4720 from FIG. 47 then appears on the user interface in the form of an "online player" object 5130 with the usual functionalities such as start / stop, fast forward, fast rewind.
• the play function of the "online player" object 5130 can only be enabled if the 2770 in connection with the fig. 47, 48 and 49 transaction control allows the money transfer as intended.
• the consumption-oriented calculation of usage fees or, as shown in FIG / or services of the respective content provider can be purchased.
• 51D shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary user interface 2780 of a first aspect of a third sub-step according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• the workpiece administration 4790 from FIG. 47 appears on the user interface in the form of a "product manager" object with a product list 5142, in which physical copies of works that can be purchased, examples CD albums, are listed and preferably illustrated by icons in 2785, it proving particularly advantageous to design the icons in accordance with the front of the CD booklets, to ensure a high recognition effect.
• the relevant icon is displayed in the product field 5144.
• control elements 5146a, 2790 5146b, 5146c are generated in order to be able to trigger various commercial processes in relation to the CD album symbolized by the icon in the product field 5144.
• Triggering the first control element 4146a has the effect that the number of bonus points stored in the bonus point storage component 4735 from FIG. 47 is reduced by 400 and thus all works of the AI 2795 bums can be bought free for online use, which is also marked in the list of works.
• Triggering the second control element 4146b in the case of previously acquired usage rights has the effect that the number of bonus points stored in the bonus point storage component 4735 from FIG. 47 is reduced by 800 and thereby under the control of the
• FIG. 51E shows a schematic representation of an exemplary user interface 2815 of a second aspect of the third sub-step according to the first phase of the phase model from FIG. 50.
• the first operating element 5146a is activated
• the online playlist display 5120 of the media consumer (“Hans Mustermann")
• a 2820 data record is displayed for each of the works contained in the CD album, from which it can be seen that the rights of use have been acquired, ie that the work is "freely bought”.
• a play list with all the tracks on the album is automatically created. Titles that are already in individual lists of works are also marked and, if they are included on the purchased album, can be played 2825 free of charge. It goes without saying that the relationships described above on the basis of a CD album can also be readily transferred to other digitalisable media such as videos or electronic books.
• An "on-demand" distribution of digital content for example via a data network such as the Internet or via a terrestrial transmitter channel or via a cable or satellite channel, proves to be extremely bandwidth-intensive, especially when relatively few different works by many individual users differ from one another Times can be requested. In practice, therefore, there is a considerable need to propose a bandwidth-saving device or a corresponding bandwidth-saving method.
• a channel for example a terrestrial transmitter channel
• a specific first time window for example from 9:00 a.m.
• trailers can relate in particular to video films, audio media or games.
• a device for example in the form of a so-called “set-top box”
• the media consumer can then view the sequence of trailer broadcasts during the day and finally reach a decision in a decision-making process, for example the next
• the media consumer shows during the running time of the corresponding trailer by actuating an operating means, for example on the set-top box or on one belonging to the set-top box
• remote control can be arranged to indicate that he would like to consume the corresponding long version.
• a display Remote control (not shown) advantageous, as you previously as a universal remote control in Figs. 32 to 34 is shown.
• On the display it is possible to show corresponding work identifications such as titles and
• a direct key that makes a setting in the set-top box.
• This can be a filter setting that enables a work to be broadcast later to be recognized and downloaded. Other works that are not marked in the set-top box are not allowed to be downloaded.
• Another option is to preset one
• the device for example in the form of the set-top box, routes the request for consumption via a suitable return channel, for example
• the server of the content provider distributes the digital content requested by the individual media consumers over the same channel that was used during the first time window to distribute the content
• the set-top box is then designed with a mass storage device (for example a hard drive with a capacity of 160 GB) and a control unit in such a way that it is possible, during this second time window, to send those encrypted out of the set of all digital works sent out in broadcast mode filter out and encrypted
• a mass storage device for example a hard drive with a capacity of 160 GB
• 53A shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a first method step.
• product presentations with trailers are continuously shown during the first time window from 9:00 a.m. to midnight
• a further improved variant is characterized in that
• each advertising block for example a number or a combination of letters.
• the media consumer will only be awarded bonus points if, during the display or within a short time window afterwards, he recognizes the symbol he has recognized, for example via an in
• the channel 5310 is evaluated by a set-top box 5320 according to the invention.
• the individual trailers are and the associated long versions can be identified by suitable measures, for example by a clear advertising
• 2910 identifier or by specifying an exact time window during which the corresponding long version will be broadcast.
• the consumer marks trailer A by actuating an operating means on the control panel (for example remote control) 5330 of the set-top box 5320.
• 2915 screen 5340 and / or a loudspeaker 5350.
• 53B shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a second method. step.
• the long versions corresponding to the trailers are transmitted in an encrypted manner in broadcast mode on channel 5210 and filtered out under the control of control unit 5360 and stored in memory module 5370.
• 53C shows a schematic illustration of a device and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a third method step.
• the token SmartCard
• 53D shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus and a method for broadcast distribution of digital content in a fourth method step.
• the digital content stored in the memory module 5370 for example a video film about the trailer A, 2935, can be decrypted and consumed.

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