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A system is presented providing content to a plurality of handheld devices (including musical selections). The devices can access a server over the Internet via a WIFI or other similar wireless interconnection and can download songs requested by a user from the server or from other users using, e.g.

A system is presented providing content to a plurality of handheld devices (including musical selections). The devices can access a server over the Internet via a WIFI or other similar wireless interconnection and can download songs requested by a user from the server or from other users using, e.g., a P2P protocol. All downloads are governed by applicable DRM rules. Content and playlists may also be pushed by a server from other sources and means including, e.g., podcasting, based on predetermined rules, favorite preferences of users, and other criteria.

대표청구항 ▼

We claim: 1. An apparatus for acquiring digital content, the apparatus comprising:a storage device;a first wireless transceiver operative to communicate with a cellular network;a second wireless transceiver operative to communicate with a wireless gateway; anda processor operative to:use the first w

We claim: 1. An apparatus for acquiring digital content, the apparatus comprising:a storage device;a first wireless transceiver operative to communicate with a cellular network;a second wireless transceiver operative to communicate with a wireless gateway; anda processor operative to:use the first wireless transceiver to communicate with an external database via the cellular network to search the external database for digital content to download to the apparatus, wherein the external database stores a listing of digital content available for downloading from the external memory;use the second wireless transceiver to communicate with the external memory via the wireless gateway to download digital content identified by the search; andstore the downloaded digital content in the storage device and play the downloaded digital content.