IMPROVED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SMART CARD ASSISTED DIGITAL CONTENT PURCHASE AND STORAGE

摘要

A device (51) and method useful for the provision of secure payment and certification of digital content access, the device having at least one IC chip (12) contaming an operating system and memory provisions, an interface of a plurality of N plated electrical input contacts (21-28) connected to the chip and at least one operating system able to process information and recall data stored on the chi There is at least one encoding mathematical formula stored on the chip that generates a response to input provided by entering a prescribed sequence of electrical inputs to the contacts through a card reader (52) There is at least one human interface (54) that prompts the end user (50) to enter data.