CN1481537A - Method and system for distributing electronic content - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a terminal device (e.g. mobile telephone), memory module (e.g. smart card), method and system for distributing electronic content (e.g. music, games, movies etc.), to the terminal according to predetermined tailoring information. The memory module is releasable and attachable from the terminal device and stores the predetermined tailoring information concerning what electronic content is to be transferred. The terminal device transmits the tailoring information to a network element (e.g. an access point in a short range RF communication system), which transmits the electronic content to the terminal device, according to the tailoring information.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the method and system of distributing electronic content, terminal device, and memory module (such as, but be not limited to the prepaid smart cards in the commodity payment field).
Background technology
Field issuing such as the secure content of film, music, recreation, information or the like has many progress recently.2 major issues are arranged, promptly how to issue and pay.WO00/30117 has described the method for commercial distribution music disc, comprise from information station recording to providing personal music terminal downloads digital music for oneself, and the personal music terminal is stored recording and can playing back music be recorded in electronic memory.
From the access point data download time, need the junction service of similar bluetooth.Our purpose is to develop in conjunction with the internet and do not have the mobile communication of terminal of any ability of browsing or the solution in mobile computing field.For example, bluetooth standard has been described at Bluetooth specification in v.1.0B.For example in prospectus WO00/18025, described a kind of realization of bluetooth, wherein disclose Bluetooth mobile terminal and such as the Bluetooth link between the blue-teeth data terminal of PC.
Though make the internet obtain to break through by browser being introduced portable terminal, yet need the optional model of certain content/information that is used for access internet at moving communicating field.Because browser model depends critically upon user interactions, allow user's other model not too initiatively meaningful especially in mobile environment, because may there be restriction in the ability of some terminal, lack the browsing time, and the importance of fast access information is higher than the degree of freedom of surfing (surf) in the middle of each available information sources.Under this background, the terminal with passive mechanism helps the user to carry out download content, and preferably keeps the characteristic based on the access to content model of browser, so that keep the dirigibility of accessed content.
Summary of the invention
According to a first aspect of the invention, method to the terminal device distributing electronic content is provided, this method comprises the digital content that transmits according to predetermined customized information selection, and wherein customized information has defined the digital content that is sent to terminal device, the method is characterized in that to comprise
Store customized information on memory module, wherein memory module is separated with terminal device and can be connected to terminal device by removably;
Memory module is connected to terminal device;
Customized information is read terminal device from memory module; With
Transmit digital content according to the customized information that reads from memory module to terminal device.
The invention discloses the method for adjusting and customizing the content of paying by the broadcast-type information access system.The present invention allows the portability of preference or setting, so that allow the user to transfer to another terminal from a terminal.
Do not need the browser software that is used to download in the terminal.Therefore, be different from the mode of surfing on the spot, the active operation that the unique needs of user carry out is to insert card or import the information that relates to card to terminal.Terminal still has selects in the terminal advantage of downloaded contents.Terminal can have the device that carries out the off-line surfing in the document that receives.Be connected under the situation of network, when for example using search engine to search for when attempting finding the user's interest page, perhaps when from a page surfing to another page when finding the expectation document, browsing with surfing needs the time of length.
In many cases, the terminal user does not wish initiatively to browse.Therefore, need automatic and wieldy process.In order to achieve this end, still need chosen content, use browser to carry out usually as the user.The present invention proposes the solution of smart card (as preferred embodiment) as storage selection information (form with the parameter that is known as customized parameter), and described selection information preferably is stored on the card, and is input to terminal from card.
According to one embodiment of present invention, this method comprises that permission provides visit to the service of regulation in the card at the service of the terminal of smart card being inserted card reader for this terminal, and content is sent to terminal automatically.
In addition, according to the present invention, provide by transmitting the step that customized parameter comes booking service, whereby according to reservation, can transmit the digital content that newly sends from access point to terminal automatically, wherein fresh content contains the information that does not before send to terminal device.
In addition, under the situation of the RF link between smart card in having the terminal of being inserted into and access point and the terminal, access point reads customized parameter by the RF link.This allows same terminal equipment to be used by different holders, therefore uses not to be limited to certain terminal.
In addition, according to the present invention, the transmission of customized parameter comprises the project of time correlation and subscribes.Each client can buy the right of listening to, reading or watching digital content in a period of time with certain expense of intelligent card payment.Then, in this time period, can in access point, download particular content automatically.This allows the service provider to control number of users and the user is added up, and also allows the service provider that the Supply and Demand in the concrete access point is maked decision.The access point of service provider's control preferably is positioned at known geographical locations (service provider is known).Can collect the usage log of each access point according to the geographic position of access point.
In addition, according to an embodiment, the reservation of digital content comprises the electronic copy that transmits periodical publication to terminal device.
In addition, according to an embodiment, the sequence number of smart card is sent to access point, checks the validity of sequence number, and under the effective situation of card, will be sent to terminal based on the content of customized parameter.Can be according to the validity of the requirement inspection card of content supplier definition.
In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, the data of transmission can comprise the different information of digital format, and can pay all numerical informations to terminal by access point.Numerical information can comprise at least one in the following content: film, music, recreation, e-magazine, periodical, newspaper and TV news (be connected be provided to terminal device by short distance RF, for example provide through access point by bluetooth).
In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, the data of transmission comprise the content of the quantity of pre-payment.Pre-payment can occur in when buying card.Card comprises the content that this card of sign is paid, and promptly which content will be delivered to terminal information from access point.The content that card identifier sign will be paid.
For fear of using the issuable any injury of card without permission, can after buying card, activate this card.
In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, the data of transmission comprise a series of film.This allows content supplier to specify the different content that will pay, and finds the degree that the content that attracts clients and certain content attract clients.
In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, with certificate and the commodity or the relevance that are sent to terminal.The customized parameter that will have the certificate that transmits from smart card is compared with the certificate the certificate register that is stored in access point, and only send and the certificate of storage between have just permission payment under the situation of coupling.
In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, can be content distributed to access point by computer network or wireless broadcast network, and it is preferably in carry out at offered load lower late into the night, morning or night.Delivery time can influence the issue expense, and may be reflected on the amount of money at content payment (in this case, can influence the Board Lot of deducting at the digital content of paying from smart card).
In addition, according to another embodiment of the invention, the present invention relates to collect the information that sends how many media, how many data and which data between access point and the terminal.So, can safeguard the counting of paying at the musical works copyright.
In addition, according to embodiments of the invention, illustrate the solution of the identical access point of the many user captures of control.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide the system that is used for distributing electronic content, comprised
Network as the transmission medium that transmits digital content connects;
Connect the network element that transmits the digital content of selecting according to predetermined customized information by network, which digital content customized information defines will be transmitted from network element;
Connect the terminal device that receives digital content by network, the system is characterized in that to comprise
The memory module that is used for store customized, wherein memory module is separated with terminal device and can be connected to terminal device by removably;
Coupling arrangement is used for memory module is connected to terminal device;
Terminal device is suitable for reading customized information and sending customized information by the network connection to network element from memory module; With
Network element is suitable for connecting to terminal device transmission digital content by network according to customized information.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide the memory module that is used for canned data and is used for terminal device, this memory module is characterised in that and comprises:
Storage medium is used to store the customized information that relates to concrete digital content, and wherein the mandate of customized information define storage module can be sent to the concrete digital content of terminal device; With
With memory module machinery be electrically connected to the interface of terminal device, wherein the user can be connected to terminal device with memory module with removably, so that make memory module and terminal device machinery and electrically contact.
According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide the terminal device with radio communication device, terminal device is characterised in that and comprises:
Memory device is used to store the customized information that relates to concrete digital content;
With memory device machinery be electrically connected to the interface of terminal device, described interface allows the user with removably memory device to be connected to terminal device, so that make memory device and terminal device machinery and electrically contact;
When memory device reads the device of terminal device with customized information from memory device by machinery with when being electrically connected to terminal device, wherein the mandate of customized information definition memory device can be sent to the concrete digital content of terminal device;
Send customized information so that digital content is received the device of terminal device according to the customized information that reads from memory device by radio communication.
Be appreciated that these and other objects of the present invention and feature by the preferred embodiment that describes with reference to the accompanying drawings, described preferred embodiment only is used for explanation, is not used in restriction the present invention.
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The synoptic diagram of Fig. 1 has illustrated the embodiment of system of the present invention,
Fig. 2 illustrates the module map of the embodiment of terminal of the present invention,
Fig. 3 schematically shows smart card,
Fig. 4 illustrates an embodiment of the register that uses among the present invention,
Fig. 5 illustrates the embodiment of transceiver location register of the present invention,
Fig. 6 illustrates an embodiment of smart card maintenance of the present invention and validity register,
Fig. 7 illustrates an embodiment of content description of the present invention and availability databases,
Fig. 8 illustrates the process flow diagram of the embodiment of content delivery information approach of the present invention,
Fig. 9 illustrates the embodiment of smart card ID register,
Figure 10 illustrates the module map of an embodiment of access point of the present invention,
Figure 11 illustrates of the present invention from can sending the embodiment of the method for signal with first terminal of second terminal wireless communication, and
Figure 12 illustrates an embodiment who how 2 discrete bluetooth modules is integrated in the individual equipment.
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Fig. 1 schematically describes an embodiment of system of the present invention.Terminal 10 and access point 20 radio communications.Access point 20 can contain the information that can be sent to terminal 10, perhaps can be connected to have the computing machine 30 that can be sent to terminal information.In addition, computing machine 30 can be connected to internet 40.Computer network is represented in internet 40, and this computer network can be by different user terminals and service or content supplier's visit.For example, the service provider of similar publisher 50 is connected to internet 40.
Fig. 2 has described the embodiment of terminal 10 of the present invention in more detail by module map.Terminal comprises display 112, storer (RAM 114 and ROM 116), output/input block 118 (being similar to the keyboard that for example is used for input text or the like), RF transceiver 120 (for example transceiver in the access point 20) with other transceiver communications, antenna 122 and be used for the controller or the CPU 124 of the various functions of control terminal.In a preferred embodiment, the user does not download, selects in download items and may browsing and download information need conventional telephone keypad or qwerty keyboard for accepting merely.So the button (rather than complete keyboard) that only has the function that is used to control above-mentioned functions is just enough.In addition, in an optimum embodiment of the present invention, terminal can have card reader 126.CPU 124 control card reader 126.In addition, terminal generally includes the battery component (not shown) that is used to power.Best but optional, transceiver 120 allows to carry out the communicate by letter junction service of (similar bluetooth) of similar low power RF with access point 20.Terminal 10 can have the slot (not shown) therein so that smart card 58 (among Fig. 3) is received in the smart card reader 26.
Smart card or electronic chip card have the size of conventional credit card usually, and have 6 or 8 electric contacts on a face, comprise the integrated circuit with storer in inside, and can comprise microprocessor.The data that are used for the transaction card outside are comprised in integrated circuit with data of communicating by letter and program.In the past, the card of similar prepaid card is used widely in telephone service is bought, and especially in France and German, wherein the common payment phone is accepted prepaid card rather than coin.Usually buy the prepaid card of designated amounts in the post office.Card is inserted in the common payment phone, connects with the contact, and deduct the amount of money of some units along with the carrying out of call from card.The machinery of card and electrical specification are by standardization, ANSI (ANSI), 11 West, 42 Street, New York, N.Y.10036 serve as that topic has been published one group of standard with " Identificationcards-Integrated circuit (s) cards with contacts " ISO 7816-1 and ISO7816-2.
Some companies have made with commercial distribution smart card, GEMPLUS CardInternational for example, Avenue du Pic de Bertagne, Parc d ' activites de laPlaine de Jouques, 13420 Gemenos, France.
In case prepaid card is used up, promptly in calling, used all units or the amount of money of card, then the user must buy another card or empty calorie is supplemented with money to continue to use service.
The smart card of buying and be inserted into terminal in advance can activate after it is purchased.Can be defined in and activate this card in a period of time.So the time restriction that provides for card is provided in activity.
Lost with the third party and attempt using under the situation of this card at card, can be activated following process to prevent misuse.Before allowing to transmit any commodity, with the ID (can be identical) of terminal with block ID and be sent to access point 20 with Bluetooth address from access point.Also can the information of Termination ID be sent to server 50 from purchase location (user buys card), making when buying can card ID and Termination ID link and send to server.Access point 20 relatively blocks the combination of ID and Termination ID, and under the situation of their couplings, the access point mandate transmits content from content supplier to terminal.ID more also can carry out at computing machine or further from the position (for example in internet 40) of access point.Also can the information of Termination ID be sent to server 50 from purchase location (user buys card), making when buying can card ID and Termination ID link and send to server.
The card that is similar to above-mentioned smart card 138 has been discussed in Fig. 3.Smart card comprises CPU140, the smartcard identification sign indicating number of similar sequence number 142, customized parameter register 144 and allow machinery and electrically contact to the contact 146 of terminal 10 (card reader 126).Customized parameter 144 with card ID is stored in the smart card memory (150).Card be inserted into terminal 10 and with information after card reads terminal, access point 20 can be by Bluetooth link (or other short-range wireless link) visit customized parameter 144 and the card ID (142) that sets up between access point/information station 20 and the terminal 10.When the quotation of commodity being paid whenever access point was put on the terminal, terminal may acceptance of offer, also may not accept.The validity form of storage in the validity register by storage in the intelligent card 138 and the access point 20 of service provider or content supplier can be checked effective time of card.The expense of payment that the validity of card can be based on regularly (for example monthly or per year).After receiving the amount of money of payment, corresponding record appears in the validity register.
For the various unit that are positioned at the smart card on the integrated circuit, microprocessor and some registers can all be included in single chip internal.Do not need in the only space of information distribution in the smart card memory yet, for example can be under the control of microprocessor the various numerical value in the mobile everywhere register.This depends on the design of concrete intelligence the core of the card sheet.
During fabrication, perhaps after making, the sequence number of smart card and other function of similar date of expiration can be write in the integrated circuit.Can use any circuit and method suitable or traditional type to import this data.
Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of register of the present invention.Reference numeral 80 has been described the location register of access point.The service provider can manage the geographical location information of access point.Access point can be collected the information about the user in the access point.Positional information can be connected to the computing machine 30 of access point 20.Smart card is safeguarded and validity register 90 also can be connected to computing machine 30.Content description and availability databases 190 can be the parts of the computer system 30 shown in Fig. 4.The possibility that the smart card ID register 70 of access point provides control data to transmit.
As described in Figure 4, access point position or transceiver location register 80 can contain the information relevant for the access point that is positioned at different websites.Figure 5 illustrates this register, wherein transceiver or the access point ID such as transceiver No.1 appears in the row.The position of each access point is described, for example 281001 city in secondary series.Utilize the positional information of access point can locate the information that to transmit.For example, can be according to the position releasing advertisements, and this information can be associated with on the card of selling in this appointed area.Therefore, the smart card ID row that have such as 8139008877 ID can be added in this register.Be appreciated that and use related smart card ID of many alternate manners and access point position.
Fig. 6 discloses an example of smart card maintenance and validity register 90.Register 90 comprises the smart card ID row, have card efficacy data (having " deny " or " is " form, notify this card effective or invalid) " validity " row, have similar AAA or BBB, the content description row of the content that can transmit from access point, notice can obtain the location column of the position of content, " validity cut-off date " row of the effective time of announcement card data (for example in January, 2000), be listed as with " applying unit ", these row have the use about content, the user is the amount of money of card payment, or from the information of the frequency (for example 50 or 100 times) of the transmission of access point, so that use this information afterwards.
Fig. 7 discloses an example of register in content description and the availability databases 190.Register 190 has content ID data rows and has the row of content description data (similar news and possible local news information or other specified title).In addition, can have such row, wherein have usability data, promptly can find the information of the position of content about content.DRM or digital rights management information data rows can have the link at another server, can arrange concrete copyright to pay in another server.The row that utilize data at content can also be arranged, so that be used for utilizing data later on.Be appreciated that Fig. 5 to 7 just illustrates as an example, can produce many variations.
In Fig. 9, need (promptly requiring) password if pay content, then the smart card ID register 70, the embodiment of customized parameter register 72 (relating to the customization of the content that is sent to terminal) and possible certificate register 74 (having for example password) is connected to commodity or content register 76 respectively.Can in microprocessor, carry out from the certificate of prepaid card transmission and the comparison between the certificate the register.Alternatively, can in discrete counter or comparer (not shown), carry out relatively.
Register among Fig. 5-7 and 9 is closely related to one another, and in an optimum embodiment, they can perhaps also can be positioned at other position (for example in the content supplier position) near access point, so that can access in the overall situation perhaps additional content.These positions are not limited to above-mentioned position, also can use other workable solution.
Method according to payment content information of the present invention has been described in Fig. 8.In step 200 information filtering parameter (being customized parameter) 144 is stored on the smart card 138, and after card is inserted into terminal 10, information is read terminal from card in step 220.After the user of terminal 10 entered the sub-district of access point 20, content delivery equipment or access point 20 can send inquiry to terminal 10 in step 240.If inquiry is discerned by terminal 10, then terminal 10 is replied access point 20 in step 250, and opens connection between terminal 10 and access point 20.Then check in step 270 terminal whether use by support card.If check result is " being ", then access point 20 can pass through the Bluetooth link visit customized parameter of foundation between access point/information station 20 and the terminal 10 in step 280.According to the customized parameter that now has been sent to the bluetooth transceiver system of terminal, content delivery is arrived terminal in step 280 from card.If check result is " deny ", then the connection between step 290 terminating terminal and access point.
Be stored in the register of content description and availability databases 190 from the price list data that smart card is safeguarded and efficacy data storehouse 90 receives, so that carry out the purpose of for example digital copyright management (DRM) for using this information, in the pre-payment center of access point analysis user, for example analyze from the possible preference or the behavior control of the detailed programs of network download by following the tracks of customer priorities.Can use the availability of this information Control disparity items in this access point later on.According to the use of digital content, information (for example above-mentioned price list data) may be arranged near the local cache of access point or act on behalf of in the type equipment, so that can obtain from the position near access point.So website can be downloaded for the user provides very fast, and network download can not make whole network produce very big load.Yet be appreciated that but download message can be stored on the access point, for example according to the issue of the content supplier of similar publishing company to information, every month storage primary information bag (magazine No.1 for example, magazine No.2, magazine No.3 or the like, film No.1, film No.2, film No.3 or the like).Almost can be from form canned data bag on access point of any reduction/editor/recording storage equipment with the information transmission.Can connect by network and transmit, perhaps information can be published to the shop as the hardware of similar CD, MP3, digital video disk (DVD), video-tape or the like.When receiving, businessman can be installed to information the access point from the hardware that receives.Other possible distribution channel can be a wireless mobile communications, for example GPRS, EDGE, 3G, UMTS, DVB-T or other.Then, corresponding receiver system can be installed in the access point.DVB-T transmission can be in the transmission time relatively more cheap and network utilization when low (morning or night for example at dead of night) carry out.
When being added in the disclosed register (Fig. 5-7) when record download message in access point and with this information, content that how many user's download it can disclose, and downloaded which content.Therefore, the existence of musical works copyright obligation is controlled easily, and the royalty that can collect its copyright of copyright owner or media sector.
When card reader reads smart card and confirms the validity of card, can watch and listen to the subscription content of selection.Music content can comprise at least one in music code (country code, works code), musical works title, musical works time, artist name, artist's country code, build date preview, the source tray owner, source tray owner country code, co-proprietor and the co-proprietor's country code.
So-called OBEX or Object Exchange can be used as the customized parameter transfer mechanism between access point and the receiving side terminal equipment.OBEX quite flexibly and simple, and if the process of retrieval customized parameter be that following any Bluetooth terminal is open, OBEX can use in one framework in the existing bluetooth configuration (profile).
As mentioned above, in order to allow to customize the content that will pay in the mode of terminal one by one, customized parameter is stored in the smart card.Consign to concrete terminal information according to preference, setting or the like customization.Its example can be a United States Patent (USP) 5 for example, the example of describing in 754,939, but be not limited thereto, author for example, write the language of document, produce the date, the recent renewal date, word length, read grade, the document quality that editor agency divides is retrieved other reader's of this document tabulation (association), the attribute of each destination object, the front two of postcode, the front three of postcode, whole five postcodes, shelter and advertiser near physics StoreFront distance apart, family's annual income, children's quantity may be stored on the smart card as customized parameter with this in client's tabulation (related) of the project of purchase in the past.The information of then carrying out is paid, and wherein reuses the Bluetooth link between payment equipment and the terminal.Yet other transmitted data that may comprise can be decoration (decoration) catalogues.The user can and follow to family " transmission " this information to terminal loads wallpaper model.Then he can watch these patterns on its house sidings.The application program that can comprise image, photo, online photograph album, similar Java applet.The parameter that is used for filtering content can comprise the issue number 1 to 3 of subscribing to a magazine, film series: first three collection of drama for example, voucher (being similar to a free duplicate that newly goes out magazine of doing advertisement).
Situation diagram an alternative embodiment of the invention of the service that provides at many terminal access access points below.Realize the present invention though can use a short distance RF transceiver on terminal device and the access point, yet this embodiment comprises the access point of realizing by 2 transceivers, one of them transceiver is used to receive customized parameter from terminal device, and another transceiver is used to send digital content to terminal device.Therefore, second terminal 20 comprises first transceiver module 104 and second transceiver module 106 (Figure 10) at least.The information that is used to transmit the communication between first transceiver module 104 of first terminal (access point) 20 and second terminal at the communication bus 120 between second transceiver module 106 of first transceiver module 104 of setting up first communication link, 118, the second terminals 20 between first transceiver module 104 of first terminal 20 and second terminal 20 and first terminal 10.Respectively according to the second communication link of setting up from the information of first transceiver module, 10 receptions between second transceiver module 106 and first terminal 20 122.Be appreciated that the needs according to concrete website or the like, the quantity of transceiver module can be different.
According to another embodiment of the invention, Figure 11 discloses from sending the method for signal with first terminal of second terminal wireless communication.In first step 300, second terminal 20 that comprises first transceiver module 104 and second transceiver module 106 is at least set up first communication link 118 between first transceiver module 104 of second terminal 10 and second terminal.In step 302, first transceiver module 104 by second terminal and the communication bus between second transceiver module 106 120 transmit the information of first communication between first transceiver module 104 of first terminals 10 and first terminal.In step 304, set up second communication link 122 at second transceiver module 106 with between respectively by first terminal 10 that information identified that receives from first transceiver module 104.
According to the present invention, first and second transceiver modules 104 and 106 have predetermined function, the information of self terminal 20 is inquired about and sent to second transceiver module 106 to first transceiver module, make second terminal to get in touch, so that pay data to first terminal 10 by its second transceiver module 106 and first terminal 10.Said method allows to improve the efficient that data transmit.
Figure 12 illustrates an embodiment, and this embodiment explanation is integrated 2 discrete bluetooth modules 104,106 with special function in individual equipment how.In this example, in bluetooth module 1, handle inquiry and service discovery function, in bluetooth module 2 106, handle based on the function (stipulating in the Bluetooth specification) of RFCOMM and the transmission of relevant other user data.In Figure 11, bluetooth module 1 and bluetooth module 2 106 all comprise 3 discrete Bluetooth chips 130, yet as required, number of chips can be 1 certain value in any quantity.Each chip 130 comprises driver portion 132, at least realize the module section 134 (realizing the controlled entity that whole protocol stack only realizes that still bottom depends on that the transceiver group connects or the effect of computing machine) of the bottom of bluetooth protocol stack, with RF transceiver part 136, this one skilled in the art will recognize that.According to the present invention, there is discrete bluetooth module 104 and 106 in 2 operations, i.e. bluetooth module 1 and bluetooth module 2 106.Module 104 and 106 has discrete base band address, allows module 104 and 106 to work alone.Module 1 can be found by other bluetooth equipment 10, and can be connected to described other bluetooth equipment 10.Module 2 106 can not be found by other bluetooth equipment 10 and be connected, therefore by these module 106 unavailable inquiries and other link and information on services.Be data bus 120 between the module, data bus 120 allows to transmit data between module 104 and 106.
Based on the access to content model of browser (for example according to common Web browser known to) have attracting, can be contained in the characteristic in the terminal device of the present invention.First very tempting characteristic is the ability according to someone needs and preference customized content.In the model based on browser, the user produces its people's abridged table usually in advance on internet content manifold (aggregator) website, and after this when this content aggregation website of visit, checks the content that is customized in its abridged table.Representative instance is " My Yahoo " or " My Lycos ".Initial fill in abridged table and when manifold Web website is described it and wished content type by mail reception, also can customize content the user usually by email delivery.Second very attracting characteristic based on the model of browser be, use the content customization information of browser appointment to be stored in content website (normally content aggregation device) be provided, rather than in the concrete equipment; This at which equipment can be used for providing very big dirigibility aspect the accessed content.In the example of above-mentioned " MyYahoo ", the user can visit " My Yahoo " page of its customization, and no matter it uses which PC or PDA to be connected to the internet.Effective passive access to content model should provide the content customization that is independent of any particular platform ability as much as possible.
So, the present invention relates on terminal device, receive concrete digital content according to the customized parameter that reads and be delivered to access point from smart card, terminal device still can be equipped with common Web or WAP browser, is used to visit the out of Memory except the customized parameter specified message.
Therefore it should be understood that graphic embodiment is an example, in the scope of the invention of appended claims definition, can carry out various modifications structure, method and scheme.
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1. to the method for terminal device distributing electronic content, this method comprises the digital content that transmits according to predetermined customized information selection, and wherein customized information has defined the digital content that is sent to terminal device, the method is characterized in that to comprise:
Store customized information on memory module, memory module is separated with terminal device and can be connected to terminal device by removably,
Memory module is connected to terminal device,
With customized information from memory module read terminal device and
Transmit digital content according to the customized information that reads from memory module to terminal device.
2. the method for claim 1, described method are characterised in that the step that was included in before terminal device transmits the step of digital content:
Send the customized information of self terminal equipment by another equipment of RF chain road direction, and
The step that transmits digital content to terminal device comprises by RF chain road direction terminal device transmission digital content.
3. method as claimed in claim 2 it is characterized in that the RF link is a junction service RF link, and another equipment is the access point of short range communication system.
4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this method comprises:
Terminal device enters the overlay area of access point,
Access point sends inquiry to terminal device,
Terminal device is replied inquiry,
To access point send customized information and
Send digital content according to the customized information that receives from terminal device to terminal device from access point.
5. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this method comprises:
Automatically transmit new digital content from access point to terminal device, new digital content satisfies the customized information requirement, and is determined and is not sent to terminal device before this.
6. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that customized information comprises the ticket reserving time section of time correlation, and described ticket reserving time section has defined the time period that digital content is sent to terminal device within it.
7. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that digital content comprises the duplicate of periodical publication.
8. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that memory module is a smart card.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that this method also comprises:
To the sequence number of access point transmission smart card,
According to sequence number check smart card validity and
When definite smart card is effective, transmit digital content to terminal device.
10. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that digital content has the form of electronic product or service.
11., it is characterized in that digital content is at least one that select: film, music, recreation, e-magazine, periodical, newspaper, TV news from following content group as method as described in the claim 10.
12. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that the step that this method comprises has before transmitting the step of digital content to terminal device:
Send the electronic money of prepayment quantity to access point from terminal device.
13. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that electronic money is stored in the memory module, and before the step of the electronic money that sends prepayment quantity from terminal device to access point, this electronic money of deduction from memory module.
14., it is characterized in that digital content comprises a series of films as method as described in the claim 10.
15. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that being delayed to the time that offered load in a day is in relatively low level to the step that terminal device transmits digital content.
16. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this method comprises:
First transceiver is introduced access point, so as by short distance RF link communicate by letter with terminal device and
Second transceiver is introduced access point, so that communicate by letter with terminal device by short distance RF link,
Use first transceiver to receive customized information from terminal device,
To second transceiver of access point transmit customized information that first transceiver receives and
Use second transceiver to transmit digital content to terminal device according to customized information.
17. be used for the system of distributing electronic content, comprise
Network as the transmission medium that transmits digital content connects,
Connect the network element that transmits the digital content of selecting according to predetermined customized information by network, which digital content the customized information definition will transmit from network element,
Connect the terminal device that receives digital content by network, it is characterized in that this system comprises
The memory module that is used for store customized, wherein memory module is separated with terminal device and can be connected to terminal device by removably,
Coupling arrangement is used for memory module is connected to terminal device,
Terminal device, be suitable for from memory module read customized information and by network connect to network element send customized information and
Network element is suitable for connecting to terminal device transmission digital content by network according to customized information.
18. be used for canned data and be used for the memory module of terminal device, this memory module is characterised in that and comprises:
Storage medium is used to store the customized information that relates to concrete digital content, wherein the mandate of customized information define storage module can be sent to terminal device concrete digital content and
With memory module machinery and the interface that is electrically connected to terminal device, wherein the user is connected to terminal device with removably with memory module, makes memory module and terminal device machinery and electrically contacts.
19. memory module as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that memory module is a smart card.
20. memory module as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that memory module comprises storage medium, storage is used as the electronic money of the paying of the concrete digital content that relates at customized information.
21. have the terminal device of radio communication device, it is characterized in that this terminal device comprises:
Memory device is used to store the customized information that relates to concrete digital content,
With memory device machinery and the interface that is electrically connected to terminal device, described interface allows the user with removably memory device to be connected to terminal device, and make memory device and terminal device machinery and electrically contact,
When memory device reads the device of terminal device with customized information from memory device by machinery with when being electrically connected to terminal device, wherein the mandate of customized information definition memory device can be sent to the concrete digital content of terminal device,
Send customized information so that digital content is received the device of terminal device according to the customized information that reads from memory device by radio communication.
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