Radio frequency tags for media access and control

A radio frequency media access and control system, comprising:

• a radio frequency transceiver, including,
• an antenna,
• a radio frequency field generator associated with said radio frequency transceiver antenna, and
• a processor configured to control said radio frequency generator to produce a signal and provide said signal to said antenna, and responsive to a signal returned by a passive radio frequency transponder and received via said antenna to provide access to a piece of limited access electronic media content;
• said passive radio frequency transponder, including,
• an antenna,
• an integrated circuit configured to receive data associated with signals received at said passive radio frequency transponder antenna from said radio frequency transceiver and to return to the transceiver via said passive radio frequency transponder antenna a signal comprising an access parameter relating to a piece of limited access electronic media content, and
• a memory connected to said integrated circuit and operative to provide storage and retrieval of data relating to said access parameter and a control parameter, said access parameter and said control parameter modified by playing said piece of limited access electronic media content and saved to said memory after playing said piece of limited access electronic media content;
• wherein access to the piece of limited access electronic media content is limited and access to the limited access electronic media content is provided to an authorized person by providing said authorized person with a physical article comprising the passive radio frequency transponder.

A method for providing subscriber-specific electronic media access and control, comprising:

• providing a subscriber with a physical article comprising a passive radio frequency transponder having a memory programmed with an electronic media access parameter and a control parameter, said access parameter and said control parameter modified by playing limited access electronic media content and saved to said memory after playing said limited access electronic media content;
• wherein said access parameter allows the subscriber to access particular limited access electronic media content defined by the parameter when said transponder is read by a radio frequency transceiver connected with a player for said limited access electronic media;
• and
• wherein access to said limited access electronic media content is limited and access to the limited access electronic media content is provided to said subscriber person by providing said subscriber with said physical article comprising the passive radio frequency transponder.