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A computer network based digital information library system employing authentication and encryption protocols for the secure transfer of digital information library programs to a client computer system and a mobile digital information playback device removably connectable to the client computer syst

A computer network based digital information library system employing authentication and encryption protocols for the secure transfer of digital information library programs to a client computer system and a mobile digital information playback device removably connectable to the client computer system. The present invention is a computer network based library and information delivery system for accessing and obtaining selected digital information files. The library and information delivery system comprises: 1) a library server having a plurality of digital information files; 2) a client computer system coupled to the library server over a network; and 3) a mobile device removably connectable to the client computer system, the client computer system including logic for requesting a download of a selected one or more of the digital information files from the library server, the client computer system further including logic for downloading the selected one or more of the digital information files to the mobile device.

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A computer network based digital information library system employing authentication and encryption protocols for the secure transfer of digital information library programs to a client computer system and a mobile digital information playback device removably connectable to the client computer syst

A computer network based digital information library system employing authentication and encryption protocols for the secure transfer of digital information library programs to a client computer system and a mobile digital information playback device removably connectable to the client computer system. The present invention is a computer network based library and information delivery system for accessing and obtaining selected digital information files. The library and information delivery system comprises: 1) a library server having a plurality of digital information files; 2) a client computer system coupled to the library server over a network; and 3) a mobile device removably connectable to the client computer system, the client computer system including logic for requesting a download of a selected one or more of the digital information files from the library server, the client computer system further including logic for downloading the selected one or more of the digital information files to the mobile device. ing a NIC; and repeating said sequence after each of said plurality of NICs is selected. 8. The method for load balancing incoming data packets as recited in claim 1 wherein said method is implemented using a dynamic access software element. 9. A server computer system communicatively coupled to client computer systems in a network, said server computer system comprising: a bus; a processor coupled to said bus; and a computer-readable memory unit coupled to said bus; said server computer system adapted to have a plurality of network interface cards (NICs) coupled thereto; said processor for performing a method for load balancing incoming data packets, said method comprising: sending a broadcast data packet to a first client computer system, wherein said broadcast data packet comprises an alias network address for said server computer system; in response to said broadcast data packet, receiving from said first client computer system a directed data packet comprising a MAC address and a network address for said first client computer system; and storing said MAC address for said first client computer system in a memory cache of said server computer system; converting said alias network address into said network address for said server computer system; selecting a first media access control (MAC) address for a first NIC using a load balancing scheme; sending a first directed data packet comprising said first MAC address and said network address for said server computer system to said first client computer system, wherein said first MAC address and said network address are stored in a cache memory of said first client computer system; selecting a second MAC address for a second NIC using said load balancing scheme; and sending a second directed packet comprising said second MAC address and said network address to a second client computer system, wherein said second MAC address and said network address are stored in a cache memory of said second client computer system, said server computer system thereby receiving an incoming data packet from said first client computer system over said first NIC and from said second computer system over said second NIC. 10. The computer system of claim 9 wherein said processor performs said method for load balancing incoming data packets wherein said alias network address is a Connection Steering Protocol address. 11. The computer system of claim 9 wherein said processor performs said method for load balancing incoming data packets further co