| 摘要 |
<p>Disclosed are a system and a method which enable utilizing rewritable portable memory devices, such as flash memory keys, for digital media content rentals, such as movies and audio files, while ensuring the security of the media content stored on the device. Users rent media content from dedicated digital media kiosks by loading it onto pre-purchased memory devices. The media content may be played using any standard desktop or laptop computer or using a dedicated player box. The rental terms defines the number of times the users may play the content or the amount of time the content would be in their disposal. In order to protect the rented content the memory device limits the accessibility of the content to the users, the users cannot download the entire media content to their computer, and only have access to sections of the media content at a time while playing it.</p> |
