Secure data transfer from a vending device to portable data storage devices

A method of providing data from a vending device to a portable data storage device, the method comprising:

• connecting, by a vending device, with a portable data storage device;
• receiving, by the vending devices a serial number from the connected portable data storage device;
• generating, by the vending device, a portable storage identification parameter (PSID) from the serial number;
• storing, by the vending device, the PSID on the connected portable data storage device;
• assigning, by the vending device, the PSID to the connected portable data storage device and
• recording the assignment with a copy of the PSID in a profile of the portable data storage device, wherein the profile is located at the vending machine or a remote server;
• displaying, by the vending device, an interface;
• receiving, by the vending device, a request for data via the displayed interface;
• locating, by the vending device, the copy of the PSID stored in the profile;
• generating, by the vending device, a rights object comprising the copy of the PSID;
• creating, by the vending device, a data file by embedding the rights object in the data;
• and
• receiving, by the vending device, a payment from the user;
• and in response to receiving the payment from the user, storing the data file in the connected portable data storage device.