STATION FOR SALE OF DIGITAL MEDIA

摘要

A system for selling digital media, comprising: a content server for providi ng a master source of digital content to the system; a retail server for maintaining a local cache of popular content, and for packaging content; a license server for maintaining licenses for each piece of digital content wherein the license server issues new licenses to the retail server at the time of sale and issues subsequent licenses to a consumer for extending content usage; a plug-in for accessing digital content in a single click; an d a media tablet for providing a consumer interface for exploring the digital content of the system, the media tablet comprising an interface for connecti on by a portable device for content transfer; means for accepting payment; and means for interacting with the retail server.