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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Walter M. Marcinkiewicz, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gary R. Cole, Cary, NC (US);
Toby John Bowen, Durham, NC (US);
Yojak Harshad Vasa, Cary, NC (US);
Mats Pettersson, Sövde, SE;
Walter M. Marcinkiewicz, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gary R. Cole, Cary, NC (US);
Toby John Bowen, Durham, NC (US);
Yojak Harshad Vasa, Cary, NC (US);
Mats Pettersson, Sövde, SE;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for distributing multimedia files units are disclosed. In an exemplary method, a plurality of multimedia files are downloaded using a transportation provider wireless device associated with a fare-based transport vehicle, such as a taxi, bus, ferry, or airplane. The downloaded multimedia files are stored in a data storage unit operatively connected to the transportation provider wireless device. In response to passenger input data received from a passenger wireless device, a desired multimedia file selected by the passenger is transferred to the passenger wireless device or played back using local speakers and/or video displays. In some embodiments, a selected multimedia file is associated with digital rights management information regulating authorized uses of the file.