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An improved method and apparatus for portable digital entertainment system which melds direct microwave communications with digital technology to provide a system for "on demand" distribution of digital data, such as songs or video games. The apparatus includes a microwave cellular tower capable of

An improved method and apparatus for portable digital entertainment system which melds direct microwave communications with digital technology to provide a system for "on demand" distribution of digital data, such as songs or video games. The apparatus includes a microwave cellular tower capable of transmitting and receiving a plurality of digital transmissions, a storage unit of user selectable songs and games coupled to the microwave cellular tower through a selection processor for managing the exchange of song and game selections between the storage unit and the microwave cellular tower, and a plurality of user portable digital cellular devices exchanging digitally encoded transmissions with the microwave cellular tower in response to a user's song or game selection request. The portable digital cellular devices include a liquid crystal display window which allows a user to select a desired song to be heard or game to be played. This selection by the user causes the portable digital cellular device, which includes a built in microwave cellular transmitter/receiver to transmit a signal to a microwave digital cellular tower. This microwave digital cellular tower is coupled to a mass storage unit comprised of solid state memory chips which contains hundreds, perhaps thousands of musical or game selections. The microwave digital cellular tower also includes a computer or central processing unit to control the retrieval of the desired musical or game selection from the mass storage unit. When the Data Storage Communications Tower receives a selection request from a portable digital cellular device, the computer bills a customer's account, retrieves the selection from the mass storage unit and directs the selection to the microwave digital cellular tower for transmission to the user's portable digital cellular device.

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An improved method and apparatus for portable digital entertainment system which melds direct microwave communications with digital technology to provide a system for "on demand" distribution of digital data, such as songs or video games. The apparatus includes a microwave cellular tower capable of

An improved method and apparatus for portable digital entertainment system which melds direct microwave communications with digital technology to provide a system for "on demand" distribution of digital data, such as songs or video games. The apparatus includes a microwave cellular tower capable of transmitting and receiving a plurality of digital transmissions, a storage unit of user selectable songs and games coupled to the microwave cellular tower through a selection processor for managing the exchange of song and game selections between the storage unit and the microwave cellular tower, and a plurality of user portable digital cellular devices exchanging digitally encoded transmissions with the microwave cellular tower in response to a user's song or game selection request. The portable digital cellular devices include a liquid crystal display window which allows a user to select a desired song to be heard or game to be played. This selection by the user causes the portable digital cellular device, which includes a built in microwave cellular transmitter/receiver to transmit a signal to a microwave digital cellular tower. This microwave digital cellular tower is coupled to a mass storage unit comprised of solid state memory chips which contains hundreds, perhaps thousands of musical or game selections. The microwave digital cellular tower also includes a computer or central processing unit to control the retrieval of the desired musical or game selection from the mass storage unit. When the Data Storage Communications Tower receives a selection request from a portable digital cellular device, the computer bills a customer's account, retrieves the selection from the mass storage unit and directs the selection to the microwave digital cellular tower for transmission to the user's portable digital cellular device. umoto et al.; US-5473692, 19951200, Davis; US-5481542, 19960100, Logston et al.; US-5481613, 19960100, Ford et al.; US-5488410, 19960100, Lieberfarb et al.; US-5497422, 19960300, Tysen et al.; US-5499294, 19960300, Friedman; US-5499295, 19960300, Cooper; US-5506904, 19960400, Sheldrick et al.; US-5519780, 19960500, Woo et al.; US-5524052, 19960600, Augustine et al.; US-5550984, 19960800, Gelb; US-5557678, 19960900, Ganesan; US-5557765, 19960900, Lipner et al.; US-5559889, 19960900, Easter et al.; US-5563950, 19961000, Easter et al.; US-5565909, 19961000, Thibadeau et al.; US-5568552, 19961000, Davis; US-5568554, 19961000, Eastlake, III; US-5583939, 19961200, Chang et al.; US-5588058, 19961200, Le Berre; US-5590202, 19961200, Bestler et al.; US-5621793, 19970400, Bednarek et al.; US-5671276, 19970900, Eyer et al.; US-5675649, 19971000, Brennan et al.; US-5740246, 19980400, Saito; US-5742677, 19980400, Pinder et al.; US-5764770, 19980600, Schipper et al.; US-5787172, 19980700, Arnold; US-5857020, 19990100, Peterson, Jr.; US-5862220, 19990100, Perlman; US-5870474, 19990200, Wasilewski et al.; US-5920626, 19990700, Durden et al.; US-6005938, 19991200, Banker et al.; US-6105134, 20000800, Pinder et al., 380/239; US-6246767, 20010600, Akins et al., 380/210