US 6,748,539 B1 · System and method for securely checking in and checking out digitized content

Abstract

A system and method for permitting the rental of digitized content such as music from a kiosk includes a flash memory device that is insertable into the kiosk. The kiosk derives a content key from a media key block and a media ID on the flash memory device, and then encrypts the content using the content key and records the content on the flash memory device. The flash memory device can then be removed and engaged with a player-recorder which decrypts the content and plays the content. When it is desired to check the content back in, the flash memory device is engaged with the kiosk and the content is erased. Importantly, the media ID of the flash memory device is altered during check in, such that if the user saved the content prior to check in, the content, if recorded back onto the flash memory device after check in, could not be decrypted.

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Dependent claims

A system for renting digitized content, comprising:

at least one content vending apparatus storing digitized content;
at least one memory device engageable with the content vending apparatus, the memory device including a media ID thereon, the vending apparatus using at least the media ID to derive a content key different from the media ID, the vending apparatus encrypting content using at least the content key and recording the encrypted content on the memory device;
and
at least one player-recorder engageable with the memory device for decrypting and playing the content.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for securely checking in and checking out digitized content

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System and method for securely checking in and checking out digitized content

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Abstract

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