METHOP AMS SYSTEM TO RECORI? USAGE Of k FORT ABLE Ml- LIiA

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!OfM 1 This invention reiaies generally KS media, and more sp&clfksUy to s ?neshod &sκ1 sopsπstos to process a media wish » osage record.

BcMcdAn loDc] Usage- of poπsble mtdis tx becoming gopiskr, People carry eredh osm$, gift cards ^; , prepay phoae eisrdx dsgst^l music payers, mediesi can!^, ϊdδoUty c^rds. Uγ Pe*>|>k «se ihKv% ca^vls IV^quemh-. kmn hs.d a gift CSλ! f>f S200 vafu<; fo? ^ d^panmem store. He wsmi io $h*^ ar d>e <fep&msκm ssors. H« b<Ai|hι a Hc, a ^lr «f ?hoes. cmd s cup of fer hi^ ^Us. s so ks$<sv. wKas he bought αr the dspastmefn so>re. He cooM ^ ot tlrtd ids 5h* Me ha<l the gslt v-srd bϊ,u did oos l-α>ow the renaming 3?rs?junt bcc-suise the ?€eord for she pil card oeloogs to the to ihis s-ecos-d. [003] hook tor he? daughter jsn?. On and ot€ .kn« ?«sd shs sieώsrsmsc hook. M&sy w&^ts to know u Jane hss been readifsg. wheo, th<- progrt^s and fcs- ho^v song. The cϋ^s?o?ssς hook doe^ OOϊ ke«p n record of how h ^ as read by ?«πe. |004) The shovs- iHosts ^' ai&s a need for a media to Keep s ?«co?<l of ks usage and tor dvs to belong to ιh& us«o

[00S] A Osgood and system lor providing a mstdm t s keep a record of its ns®ge _t and for tl^e record to belong ro >h« &ser ofthe media, srs disc iosed. The n^edio meiudes a meiiia aont^^ and a media s:oateas processor K-? ^irk'vmg :he media eonteni in response to a ϊ? ^; edia content mr&x al request ^~ Fhe ethod and «>s -m further ^j nckides s u^^s record for a'orlng m ks&i one media s.!$έϊge record, where the msclia αssge record coθ _' p?hjes ipfbonatiors ahous ⁽ he media εomcπt retrieval reqαexi. Iiio y«age resosxi hsiongϊ to a aseτ of the mcdis, wh&re die user difoeti) accesses the e-s^ge record via a sisogc oxooj reu-ieval fewest for rctπtving imotm.xtion from the u^age ?eeor<l. The processing of hhe

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10061 Pk'us-e 1 Ibstnnev s medJo in s&e^rdanee whh she present invention. 10071 Raure 2 ^kh the present mvemibo. amt i iustrs-tes a poetess to reduce cash valoe. fOOOJ ;gure 4 lusvr area a process to mc?«^.se cash vghje. mm ssmre ,:

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|θ π I Figure I ^iust^ais^ a mcdss. In accordance w;?h tbc pte&eπf isventson.. §0 ! 2| A πii?d Ui jϊidsxks ?nsdia cos'sϊeot ! !?0, In one fscdsa coftivSit 120 or a mo^ev card ?Vom a rctsξf More,

γD S .?! ITS one eϊωbodJmeiϊU medss co?us?u OO ssyoSo coBSftOt such sis a Jv;>δ, a souad> or asxHo clip, Io one emlxxliment, mcdki content no j?κksdss > kko eontsni, such as a movb, an uninjaHoπ oHρ, a vsdeo dφ, a lolcvbbs pioaram si ^ _V e coacen, tefevssed sρon evc^t, live news broaden!. h> one «oib<.;d5mfins, s-ncvia co-nt«rnϊ OO ineludes SΏ sr&k\ such as & bxsk, a pkκ;e of ;tevv«, x^τiUen paper, spreadsheet or prδδδδisiϊon sθdδ> ^; , In one e-ffibodkoe;n, s^cdis content 120 includes a pkksrδ. sisoh a& a photo, graphkal image, graph, or rafek,

|0 H] A m$4& includes mtάh cQnimϊ ooe emboclimeat, medkt content processor H O proet^s s requesi TO ?eύievs me4h eo?j?efU 120. Mtdla voaϊ-saϊ po ^; se^or I IO ostrk^vf< »cd;s eootem 120, -vkdis. coaseot processor I ^O rεesbi's a ϊfsedsa content retrieval request aad replies to the sequesi by retτ?cvsrsg the re^riev^d medja comenL lti ø«e emhodsasεoi, the ^ϊ<?di& content reirkvsl request includes addήionsf snldrmatbn. 1Ώ one άces>aτb, ^diOOotsal mform&tltm Includes tήoe h^fonnadon; requester mfom$atson, such as a sneτohant kientky; m u-aasailbo InfeRnstbri. such as debn amount, or media conieoi assge domdon. Media δoin&ai 1 10 prooes-ses retrieved media ooniεni based on the addidoo infoπKsuoa, Media conieot pmccssor 1 10 replies to the medsa retrieved soedia oootom. In os>e embodkriδot, n^edh cosneos psxx^s<-«? 1 10 mαdsfk-s ?ri«dls com«n$ 120 sfkr the

retrieval. In «n erohodftoem, rnedk eorrreni processor I 10 updates rmxija content 120 vUth she processed ι<rtdκve<l m«<iia eome.ru.

| ⁽ >1 S] IMage record 160 Includes ^ pluralhj of media ussge records. In one embodiment, the media lsrckκh?s do- usage record IfH), Io mother embodimeot, toe usage record ioO is external to the medis.

I o Idj Me-dsa content processor f 10 ϊ?o^s inedis u&*ge record to usage s-ecord \ «>{ _? , Medm usage record mdudes hitormssios^ ahoisϊ % snedia confe ^tricval re^ussϊ. I?; _s >;>c ernhodJrncfsi mδdss usag*j f«eord i^1«dss time frdbπniUkϊω., s.dd;t _* 0S5sl snlom^^oB mcmde-d m th<? edb »r pmess^ed retrieved mcdjs content h-sfbrtnsssoiv Fhe y&age record }$Q bdύng% t^ the a^r. , where the reirieva^ of the usag<? s-ecord lot) t$ ^ireetty s-cquesicd by the user. [Oi ?! ^meve? s?Q procssscδ a revest to rctrk-ve usδ|e record I6is. Usage record rcuie^cr HO rerrsevsrs usags record !6C?, Usage record reϊ?iev«r I ?ό relies to the u^ge record retrsev-δ! re^e^ w&h the. retπeved information from ssssge recosxi s ^o, The retrieve? of the sis&ge record is r?Kkpender;t ofthe r ctrkvs^ of the «ntem OO per _& media vθθt«;>t retrieval

|011] In one embodiment a reeosxi retrieval mquest for u!> m _& dss VJ^R _O records ^, Uxage record retriever I ?δ r eirscve^ ^H mechs ussge m usage record loO. &rsd τes>h ^' es to the usage record ret?ievai re£|uesr ^vύh ihe rertse^ed media rssage records, {U$l IΆ one e?rsbodimetu, a usage record retnevai ?-eo;siesi recpe^ts for s snedia s.ssoge record ^, b & h^r the istesi sτ$ϊds«i ossgc record ^, Usage record mriever HQ obtδlsis she latest media ossge record frorrs usage record 360.

[020! ^ ^ sceπsrto, usage record retricvsi revest requests for the tlrsi ^uedk 5js,s»e record. Usage record retnever I ?0 ohtah^ lite first media usage record lVom usaee record

160.

|C?211 in a scenario, a o^u ^j e fecord tesrie^ _* d req est re quest -.5 lor she. rseM medis usage record ^, Usage record rernew H^l includes a memorj- sfoKrig ^ ^deiuiiy or me to media usage recαsxl resrsev^d. Usage record t trkver I ??? oh^ήns die nexi m«di-s usage record from usage record 160, r>ϊθ>ed on ihe stored iikmtts .

[022] in one e ^. mbodsmeot. a media usage record mdudn s key, λ αsage record retrieval fe^scst lTsclndes a r-een^st Irev. Usage record retrkver 1 70 maScfes the recast key wkb

usage fesrord lόlk m<i retrieves a pkjreJle/ of ?nco1& usage records maiehm^ fe reqeoss key,

|O25| f igure 2 hlu^rat^s a cash cani A <ash card k? s n-icdla. A cssh card includes a cash value 22<k Cash value 220 is a meda content. In om? embodiment, cash value 220

Includes a s asm her reprsseming 3 monetary arsonrsr. in &rκnher emboblmeru, cash ^ aloe

120 iodides au kiemier. The identuy sa?; he e ne-mber, a. sequence of alpf-abets arsd dnρts\ or a 5>s?ne. The kknUty cs?s he «se<l κ< telate !\> & πvmet&xy m^uni,

1024] A cssh card i ^; >cs«des a c&sb |>roccgso? 21 il Cash pro-ce^or 2 ! 0 is a m«fss* co _t nerst processor. & vsah querv &r>;>ia Cϊ»h v&be 220, In o _t? e embodferes? _v a c&sh o^sy Iv lo retdsvc ca^h vsksc 220. to re<kse cs^h M _λ H _S C 224 or to rncrme cash vakϊe 220, Cϋ»h p?-oee^<r? 210 retHsves cash ^kse 220 mύ ^xxosses sbe easts qu«ry bas&i -an she relieved cash vah.se..

|025| Cash processor 210 stores to usage resord 260 sa&h usage rcooj«. λ cash α>a< _ξ c record b a rssedie usage record, kϊ oae embodsment a ea _> :h cs&|e recc-rtJ mcl^dcs s rsrne. rbe ^{ -er ^ή c-ved cash ^aiue, the ps-oec«s&d ca&h v^Iuo, or the smoym of ossh value changed _,

I ^j s ooe Cϊ^hodhnenL d^e easb φien- ^y rehsdes arJchuonat mfb^auon such a^ ^ercham or ^ser trifbrmauoo. Cash ussge resord sne^des rhe sddiuo«ss sorbrrTiadon k> usage record 260,

|02e-j lissgc record 260 hsckssles a ρksrsh\> o! e&sh ysafe records. In one emhodrroersl _,

O ⁱ e medm u?c4αd&δ die sisage record 2rS0, hi cotter cntbodimen?, the irsag^ rs-cord 200 h; ^j H>2?J !s> one embodsnieou a c^sb c ^; r?d mcludes tash as^age record retnever 2?0, A <ssh usage record r^orlevor 27ø is a usage record reinever, Ike usage record 2:00 boh -^f _$ n> rhe nser ^, ^fere the rerrkv ^j d e-f dm usage record 260 ϊs dϊrec% reques.ied hy ό^e oser _,

|028j ! ^■ sgure 1 sfh^rates a process io rcdece cash vido-e, in «κ* emho<lJr _? >enr, a ea^h processor processes a cash query to Toducs c;ssb valoe. The process of cash processor inekrckts e nh.n-alitv of sieps in ligero 3.

[029 j sn sεδp 312\ cash processor reeekes « cash quer>- 304 TO reduce c&& value. Cash ^ξ |u«?> 304 uschsdes the redaedon amount In one emhodimeoL cao^h query 2-U-4 includes sddhksoal Inlbrs^adon. ks a scenario, d-e sddkional imormanou Incks _^ k _? time, Umo ef nmnseodocu mδfchandkc or produce sriforma$k>n. mss^hsrn mformaϋors, hucer mforroatron, bank kssbrosatle-fc

[05O| In stop 3 U, cash processor sxork ve;? cash value loom cs$h vjdne 320 _.

^03 1 J In step 315, cash processor subtracts tbe re<kcooa am^mt fk>$« the retrkve-d ea^h vs hie. Cash processor generals a recced cash vslvsss rrom the subtraction, Ln <>ae etohodhrseai cash orocs-^or determines the removed ^h value is larger dtso or squa! to Ute redaction amoum befors fee cu'ktnacϋoc, \n step 5 \{\ cmh processor slices imo cash vsiu^. Cash pmcessor s i-ss>h y&&«e The includes ύUbrmsison relatsxl to cash q«ery 304. In os>e tmbs ^j dim&oi, iiie cssh value. f?> \n _C Mh <|uen- S04. h-5 a emixxfesnt cϋsh 5i^ys ?$co?d hichidss !.he curt _f esi _\ lme. Ca _ϊ h pfo-csssof S5o?e$, ss-j ^^p $ lk _> cask us^ ?e-cotd in ussge s^cord K& [032 J is> \n & sces^sr;^ ihc

of ιiκ rfcdocϊivn of c&sh v«Uue 320.

|§33! Figure 4 i!lu^ιm«s a proce^ ^ sπc^δse cash vakje. ki one emb<xlimeπt a cash vski« processor pstitesξes & ^ash query $o mc^&se cash ^ «hse, T ^' h$ process of cash proe?<sof includes ^ okasHt> of s&ps Hk;siraie<i In tigers,- 4,

|0.34| in s\ψ 412, sash |>SΌC<ϊ^Oγ r^εeJves a ^ash qucrv 404 s« mεα^^ cssh vasye Csxh ihc increment amo«8t Xn one emlxxHmem. cssh query 404 jnebdes addkioaal info^aocn. 1« a sces>a?ϊo, the addhfeii mfoξtnatbn ^chsdes ύ?ne, omt f>f Nsve? h^Jbrmakoo.

IO351 fe step 41 $, cash ps-oecsxor ^t.neves δash vaiye fk>?o cash value 420.

|0 ^, k>] Ia sϊtp 415 _f o&sh ca^h vyhse _,

Casb proceasor ge^es-a^s an aicremeated oa«h value fern the addksoo, hi S _ϊ ^O 4 _S ", essh prøceϊ&^r ^OTV s Into cash valye 4^ ^ lrh the mcremes^d cash vskit. Cash processor a cash usage record. The cash ysage record sacicdea mfssrmsrkm ι-eiate<J Io cash the hics-emes^ sπκ>uτ _ϊ t. or kKfemcaSed cash vaksc ^, b asothvr <;?$hodkτ$sac the essh esagc record h^elodcs the cash uss^e s-ecord iaclodes the curretK umi\ ht step 4!S €&ώ pn.xes.sor ^ores the cash ussge record m asag«; 4o0..

ijO3?s In skψ -I PX oas-h processor responses io eas-h query 404. In a s^eonno. &e response fern e&sh processor Inezes rhe s^k^ed c-ash v&fus, ϊn another scenario ϊhe response h ars srsdkahou of the completion of the reduction of cash value 420,

[0.3S| Figure 5 iiiosrrares an esrsbodirrsent Qf using a cash eani

[030J A use! us&s a cash ea.rd to »>av for a purchase.

[040! H^ cnsh mro. incbdco c^sh p^xessor S I ik cash v&fue 520, 5.5:>age record 5^0 and

1041] The cs^h c«rd include & sκ ^; rs^, s«<h M 8 mag;s««k tspt, a Hs$h s-aπtlon-ϊ scec _δ s memory > -a mml φh ^' e, & r ^dom access me^κ>f>- po ered ls>- &;> _O f _« Non- Volatile Raπduϊω λcecss Memory «NVRλM> ₅ such a^ a Msp^oresbdve R^dom λvi ^; «5S Memory iMRλM> or s osτfeθ5> ^δ^Oiϋhes memory, i-$sge Reiosxl 530 rεs$& _? s sπ tbe siorsge,

[0-421 11^e c^sh c&fd tounec^ to a m«?chsm posnt-of-vde *M. Msreham po$«t-of-s5ie 580 iδtfeslss a m»ehant card made? ιha$ aεcspϊs fi^ cash tard _> Ilie user p^t _? ξbe ctsh said w? Iks mesτbsni casxl reader, C^sh proetϊsot 510 receives a cash querv _? «αeesϊ from s ^ϊ ierεHariϊ point-ot-^ik 5S0, Cash processor 5 !IJ processes r.h« cash nuei^ re< _| us«t r>χ- rstrkvmg cash ^ake 520; m&emg c^sh vslue 520 besed on die monetary smoun^ oC ^' the purchase ^; genereiss md scores & vash ^ sage record sn usa§« record 5jO as dlusis^red m %urs 3 ^, In one embodiments mercham poim ^{^} ^kvilc ϊSO inUud^ &r, electronic funds n-ansfer nuidub dϊsi uvcs ihe response of the e-s«h qi?erj- feqnesr to compkte zn electronic fnrsd Sra^rsfer iraoxaeϋon, sD43] A user αses a hon^ pmorssl computer 5 ^s) 0 $o s-ead the cash card. I lom<- p^s-sos^d eømpcter 5^0 coonec^s to a opsone! cstd reader rhai scesrns tj>e cash c^rd Hems prøoms! cempnter 5^0 includes an applkauon th&t processes cash ossge record, The user p-urs the cash -csrd in tb« persorssl card render,

1044] Cash usage record remevsr 5?δ ?«eehes a usage rseom rstngva! ?s;quesi riom hon-^t persons! eorsψe&f 5SH? over the personal card s-cϋdeτ. Cssh usage rsco _f d retrb _\ er ?? ⁽ > removes the ea^h usags record from ns^ge record 5)o &nd reujms iht ;,ash usaec record io hosue persornd sompoter ?90.

|045] >iome persona! computer 5 ^§ 0 reesJves (he cash u^sge roeord. The iψp!icaue« dls| ⁾ !a>x inroTOauors nase<l on tl^e e^b usage record on & grap-hk dkphry screen ceuoeeϊed to home Persαnsl ^ς ornpnte? 500 or prims the inforruarion to a prmier connected iO bonie persons] coπ ^' spuser 5%,

f04€] hi ^ne embodiment, a cash a^ oao bδ used as s. gifl ctrd, a money es _? d, s inmk ^eoont c«rd % bankhvg ac«>um* ^h ^ snvmg *κ counts and certifeues of <ieoo _& n, a tood sssmp eaπl Of a debit csj ^' d. C ash u ^^« sio^d i;> the cs$h c _& rd c _< m I^

t ^; «vslmf ^ ^Q fktf, The ^orkes- ^tUϊ'ns the «km; casxl to th^ companv afkr ^he «rφ. He con^aav ger^rates a ^v^Hng expense repon Nss<xJ <.m ihe ;j.«age record -n τl>« ^«b _ϊ u^rd _. 104?] Is ϋ?ϊ£ ^svr« » v<sϊl5 ε.«rd «> h$r so*-; m a codee _t , At ihδ e;^h ur4 as>d checks if her 5s.m exm^nt: Item purchase.

ϊ04H] F oτ«gomg descf soed «mh*.sdim«tK& of ιb& mvzmϊ&n are ps-ovsdesl as Bh^s$?^b^ sM dessdpttorts ^, They are nc^ lme^ed to ismk the jn\fc?>ik>^ to precise form desersb _t d. ! ^?? pastkolsc, it ^ csm^mpiated &&$ fk^tk^al of mx-cntio^ descried beres? ^> msy he implemented equsvaleϊiUy m k&rύ mt, s-otovs^, lirmv^sre, aod/o _? odier avaOahle fut>«k ^> r5al components of i> ^y dd;ng bleaks, as-sd that nsrworb may he ^-ke<i v^ h^ks^ or a combbtatk>n of wired and wirefcvv Cnher vsriatk.ms- and ^mK _H U ems are ^ss ⁱ hk m light ef aoo ^% e teschmgs. and U s$ thus intyncled iha? fh« sc«ρe «f *rϊv«mion not be limited by this Detailed I ⁾ escH|>Uo;v hot ?^her fey Ci^lrn.s fcilowlniξ.