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Method and system for content based obligation enforcement in an electronic equipment

A technology for electronic equipment and content, applied in the field of enforcing content-based user obligations, which can solve problems such as hindering the wide adoption of services by users

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-21
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM AB
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Additionally, users may be required to post personal information, including credit card information, to join the service, which could hinder widespread user adoption of the service

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[0040] The present invention is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout.

[0041] The term "electronic equipment" includes portable radio communication equipment. The term "portable radio communication device" hereinafter referred to as "mobile radio terminal" includes all devices such as mobile phones, pagers, communication devices, ie electronic organizers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), smartphones, portable communication devices, etc.

[0042] In this application, the invention is mainly described in the context of mobile telephony. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not intended to be limited to mobile phones, but may be any type of electronic device.

[0043] Referring initially to FIG. 1 , there is shown an electronic device 10 in accordance with the present invention. The electronic device includes content obligation enforcement functionality configured to restr...

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A method of managing content in a portable electronic equipment includes receiving content with the portable electronic equipment. The content has a use restriction that is liftable by user action with the portable electronic equipment to satisfy a user obligation associated with the content. The method includes receiving input from the user consistent with the user action to satisfy the user obligation and lifting the use restriction to give the user access to the content, the lifting carried out by the portable electronic equipment upon satisfaction of the user obligation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to electronic devices for engaging in voice communications, and more particularly to a method and system for enforcing content-based user obligations in such electronic devices. Background technique [0002] Electronic devices that provide voice communication are becoming increasingly popular. Furthermore, the features associated with electronic devices are becoming increasingly diverse. Many electronic devices include video cameras, Internet browsing capabilities, video playback capabilities, audio playback capabilities, image display capabilities, and hands-free headset interfaces, to name a few. [0003] Electronic devices may include memory for storing data, address book or contact information, ring back tones, video clips, audio clips and image files, among others. These items, and any other type of item stored by the memory, are generally arranged in files, referred to herein as content. [0004] Content...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F21/00G06F21/10
Inventor 斯特凡·安德森
Owner SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMM AB