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Rothschild (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 11, 2014 

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Primary Examiner — Larry Donaghue 

(57) ABSTRACT 

A digital media communication protocol structured to selec 

tively transmit one or more digital media files between a 

media terminal and a media node via a communication link on 

an interactive computer network. The communication link is 

initiated by the media terminal, wherein the media terminal is 

disposed in an accessible relation to the interactive computer 

network. The digital media communication protocol, and in 

particular, the communication link, is further structured to 

bypass at least one security measure. Such as, for example, a 

password, security key, and/or firewall. 

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DIGITAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION 

PROTOCOL 

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 

1. Field of the Invention 

The present specification is generally directed to a digital 

media communication protocol structured to facilitate trans 

ferring and/or transmitting one or more digital media files to 

and/or from a media terminal and a media node via at least 

one interactive computer network. 

2. Background 

As technology continues to develop and play a significant 

role in today's Society, a vast majority of portable devices, 

including cellular telephones, portable MP3 players, hand 

held or portable game consoles, Personal Digital Assistants 

("PDA), etc. are equipped with memory devices, such as 

hard drives and/or removable flash or memory cards, which 

are capable of holding or storing large amounts of data and or 

digital media files including digital photographs, videos, 

audio/music files, etc. Accordingly, with the advent of Such 

devices having these capabilities, individuals or users are 

more inclined to carry around their media files, such as, for 

example, digital photo albums, family videos, and/or favorite 

music tracks. 

The drawback to the above noted portable media devices, 

however, is that many of the devices include relatively small 

display screens, some of which display poor quality photos 

and/or videos. In addition, the speakers associated with the 

corresponding portable device(s) are typically rather Small 

and produce minimal or poor Sound therefrom. 

In addition, the individuals or users of the media devices 

may desire to share the digital media files and/or transfer, 

display, or play the files on a computer or other media device 

equipped with a larger or better quality Screen, or having higher quality speakers than that disposed on the portable 

device(s). In addition, some media devices may have better 

editing software, or have access to the World Wide Web to 

further distribute the digital media files. 

Accordingly, it would be advantageous if the digital media 

communication protocol of the present specification is struc 

tured to facilitate transferring or transmitting one or more 

digital media files between two or more media devices. Such 

as a media terminal and/or a media node, via at least one 

interactive computer network. In particular, it would be ben 

eficial if the digital media communication protocol includes a 

communication link structured to bypass at least one or more 

security measures, such as a password and/or firewall, 

employed by the interactive computer network, the corre 

sponding networking devices, and/or the particular media 

devices themselves. 

In addition, once the communication link is established it 

would be particularly beneficial if the various media devices, 

including the media terminal(s) and/or media node(s), are 

structured to display, save, edit, manipulate, and/or transfer 

the one or more digital media files. 

SUMMARY 

The present specification is directed to a digital media 

communication protocol having at least one media terminal 

and at least one media node. In particular, the media terminal 

of at least one embodiment includes a computer, including but 

not limited to a desktop computer, mobile or laptop computer, 

PDA, cellular telephone, etc., and is disposed in an accessible 

relation to one or more interactive computer networks. In at 

least one embodiment, the media node includes, but is in no 

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way limited to, a portable device Such as, for example, a 

mobile computer, PDA, cellular telephone, handheld game 

console, portable MP3 player, etc. In yet another embodi 

ment, however, the media node includes a desktop computer 

or other like device. Furthermore, the interactive computer network of the present specification may include any one or 

more computer networks, including home, office, private, 

and/or limited networks, as well as access to the World Wide 

Web, for example, via the Internet. 

In addition, at least one embodiment of the present system 

includes a wireless range structured to permit authorized 

access to the one or more interactive computer networks. 

Moreover, the media node(s) is disposable within the wireless 

range, wherein the media node is detectable by the media 

terminal disposed in accessible relation to the interactive 

computer network. The present specification further includes 

a communication link initiated by the media terminal and 

structured to dispose the media terminal and the media node 

in a communicative relation with one another via the interac 

tive computer network. 

Once the communication link is established, the media 

terminal and the media node are structured to transmitat least 

one digital media file therebetween via the communication 

link. In particular, the media terminal and/or media node is 

structured to display, save, edit, manipulate, and/or transfer or 

send the digital media file. 

These and other objects, features and advantages of the 

present system will become more clear when the drawings as 

well as the detailed description are taken into consideration. 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 

For a fuller understanding of the nature of the present 

system, reference should be had to the following detailed 

description taken in connection with the accompanying draw 

ings in which: 

FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of one embodiment of 

the digital media communication protocol in accordance with 

the present specification. 

FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another embodi 

ment of the digital media communication protocol in accor 

dance with the present specification. 

FIG.3 is a schematic representation of yet another embodi 

ment of the digital media communication protocol in accor 

dance with the present specification. 

FIG. 4 is a partial flow chart of at least one illustrative 

implementation of the digital media communication protocol of the present specification. 

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the 

several views of the drawings. 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the present 

specification relates to a digital media communication proto 

col, generally indicated as 10. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 

through 3, at least one embodiment of the present protocol or 

system 10 includes one or more media terminals 20 and one or 

more media nodes 30. In particular, the media terminal(s) 20 

of at least one embodiment is disposed in an accessible rela 

tion to at least one interactive computer network 40 and may include, for example, a computer processing device 22, an 

input device 24, and a display device 26. Accordingly, as 

shown in FIG. 1, the media terminal(s) 20 of the various 

embodiments described herein may include a desktop com 

puter, however, any device structured to facilitate the practice 

of the present system in the intended fashion may be utilized, 

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including but in no way limited to a laptop or notebook 

computer, PDA, video game console, mobile telephone, etc. 

The media node(s) 30 of at least one embodiment of the 

present system 10 generally includes a portable device Such 

as a cellular or mobile telephone, PDA, portable mp3 player, 

laptop or notebook computer, or any other digital media 

device structured to facilitate the practice of the present sys 

tem in the intended manner. In at least one embodiment, 

however, the media node 30 is not limited to a portable device, 

and may include a more stationary device or structure such as, for example, a desktop computer. 

Furthermore, the various embodiments of the present specification include at least one interactive computer net 

work 40, 40'. In particular, as illustrated in FIG. 1, at least one 

embodiment includes one or more home, office, private, lim 

ited, or closed interactive computer networks 40 at least par tially defined by one or more networking devices 42, includ 

ing but not limited to a router, access point, and/or Switch. 

Accordingly, the interactive computer network 40 may 

include a Local Area Network (“LAN”), Wide Area Network 

(“WAN'), Private Area Network (“PAN), peer-to-peer net 

work, Bluetooth network, etc. As best shown in FIGS. 2 and 

3, it is also contemplated that, especially wherein the inter 

active computer network 40 is a Bluetooth or peer-to-peer 

network, the media terminal(s) 20 and/or the media node(s) 

30 can function as the networking device(s) 42, at least to the 

extent of defining the interactive computer network 40. Addi 

tionally, and referring again to FIG. 1, at least one interactive 

computer network 40' of at least one embodiment includes 

access to the World WideWeb, for example via the Internet. 

Such access to the World Wide Web 40" may be facilitated in 

any manner, including but not limited to, via a cable or DSL 

modem 44, as shown in FIG.1, or via one or more satellites 46 

and/or one or more towers or base stations 48, as illustrated in 

FIG 2. 

In addition, and still referring to FIGS. 1 through 3, at least 

one embodiment of the present system 10 includes a wireless 

range 50 structured to permit access to the one or more inter 

active computer networks 40. In particular, as shown in FIG. 

1, the wireless range 50 may be at least partially defined by 

networking devices 42. Such as a wireless router, access point, 

switch, etc. In yet another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 

and 3, however, the wireless range 50 may be partially defined 

by the media terminal 20 and/or media node 30, such as, for 

example, wherein the interactive computer network 40 

includes a Bluetooth or peer-to-peer network. 

In addition, and as an attempt to minimize or eliminate 

unauthorized access or security breaches to the interactive 

computer network 40, the interactive computer network 40 

and/or the various networking device(s) 42 may include one 

or more networking device security measures 41 including a 

firewall, and/or passwords/keys such as, for example, Wi-Fi 

Protected Access (“WPA) keys, and/or Wireless Application Protocol (“WAP) keys. Accordingly, only authorized indi 

viduals or computers may generally have access to the inter 

active computer network 40 through the firewall, via use of 

the password(s)/key(s), and/or any other networking device 

security measure(s) 41. 

The present system 10 further includes at least one digital 

media file 60 initially disposed or saved on at least one of the 

media terminal(s) 20 or media node(s) 30. Specifically, the 

digital media file(s) 60 may be disposed on the media 

terminal(s) 20, the media node(s) 30, or both. However, it 

should be apparent that for purposes of the present system 10, 

the digital media file 60 need not necessarily be created or 

originated on either the media terminal(s) 20 or the media 

node(s) 30. In particular, the digital media file(s) 60 may 

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include virtually any electronic file or data Such as a digital 

photograph, video, audio, animation, text, or any other elec 

tronic document or object. 

Moreover, in at least one embodiment of the present system 

10, the media node(s) 30 is disposable within the wireless 

range 50, wherein the media node 30 is detectable by the 

media terminal 20. In particular, as stated above, in at least 

one embodiment, the media node 30 includes a portable device. Such as a mobile or cellular phone, PDA, laptop, etc. 

Accordingly, the media node 30 may be disposed within, i.e., 

enter, the confines of the wireless range 50, for example, 

whenauser or individual carries the media node 30 therein. In 

addition, for purposes of the present system 10, the media 

node 30 may be disposed within the wireless range 50 when 

the device is powered on, activated, or otherwise configured 

into a discoverable and/or detectable state while simulta 

neously being physically disposed within the confines of the 

wireless range 50, and as such, the media node 30 need not 

necessarily be portable or easily movable. For instance, while 

physically disposed within the confines of the wireless range 

50, the media node(s) 30 may be powered on or otherwise 

have wireless or Bluetooth capabilities activated. 

Furthermore, the media terminal(s) 20 disposed in acces 

sible relation to the interactive computer network 40 are 

structured to detect the media node(s)30 as the media node(s) 

30 is disposed within the confines of or is otherwise detect 

able within the wireless range 50. Particularly, in at least one 

embodiment, each media node 30 includes a node identifier 

structured to distinguish one media node 30 within the wire 

less range 50 from another. For example, the node identifier 

may include a device name, model/serial number, Media 

Access Control ("MAC) address, or Internet Protocol ("IP") 

address. Accordingly, as the media node 30 enters or is oth 

erwise disposed within the wireless range 50, the media ter 

minal 20 is structured to detect and/or identify the media node 

30, for example, by the corresponding node identifier. 

In addition, at least one embodiment of the present system 

10 includes a terminal program disposed in an accessible 

relation to the media terminal 20. In particular, the terminal 

program of at least one embodiment is a computer Software 

program structured to facilitate the practice of the present 

system 10 in the intended fashion, at least from the media 

terminal 20 side of the system 10. The terminal program, of at 

least one embodiment, may be disposed on the media termi 

nal 20, Such as, for example, on a hard drive, or other memory 

device associated with the media terminal 20. In yet another 

embodiment, however, the terminal program may be acces 

sible via the at least one interactive network 40, 40', such as, 

for example, via the World Wide Web. For example, in the 

embodiment wherein the terminal program is accessible via 

the World WideWeb, a user may direct a web browser dis 

posed in the media terminal 20 to a particular web site, which 

then runs or executes the terminal program and/or downloads 

the terminal program to the media terminal 20. 

Either way, the terminal program may include at least one 

Script which is structured to consistently or periodically 

monitor the wireless range 50 associated with the interactive 

computer network 40 for the existence of media nodes 30. 

When a media node 30 is disposed within the wireless range 

50, the terminal program may be structured or configured to 

automatically alert a user at the media terminal 20 of the 

existence or detection of the media node 20. In particular, the 

terminal program may deploy a pop-up display, play an audio 

alarm or tone, etc. On the other hand, the terminal program 

may be structured or configured to alert or notify the user of 

any detected media nodes 30 only upon the user's specific 

instructions. For example, the media terminal 20, and in par 

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ticular the terminal program thereof, may be structured to list 

or display the media nodes 30 currently disposed within the 

wireless range 50 upon the user clicking on or otherwise 

manipulating a corresponding option of the terminal pro 

gram. 

At least one embodiment of the present system 10 further 

includes a communication link 70 structured to dispose the 

media terminal(s) 20 and the media node(s) 30 in a commu 

nicative relation with one another via the interactive computer 

network 40. In particular, the communication link 70 of the 

various embodiments of the present system 10 is initiated or 

requested by the media terminal 20. As stated above, the 

media terminal 20 is structured to detect the media node(s) 30 

disposed within the wireless range 50. As also stated above, 

the media node 30 may, but need not, however, be configured 

to have access to the interactive computer network 40. For 

example, the interactive computer network 40 and/or the cor 

responding networking device(s) 42 may be equipped with 

one or more security measures 41, including a WEP key or 

other password. The media node 30 may, but need not have 

access to the WEP key or other security measure 41 so as to 

access the corresponding interactive computer network 40. 

Even so, the media terminal 20 is structured to initiate a 

communication link 70 with the one or more detected media 

nodes 30 disposed within the wireless range 50, for example, by sending and/or transmitting a request to the corresponding 

media node(s) 30 to establish a communication link 70 there 

with via the interactive computer network 40. As illustrated in 

FIG. 1, the media terminal 20 need not be disposed within the 

wireless range 50 in order to detect the media nodes 30 or to 

initiate a communication link 70 therewith. In at least one 

embodiment of the present system 10, the media terminal 20 

does, however, need to be disposed in an accessible relation 

with the interactive computer network 40, for example, wire 

lessly or via a direct cable 43. 

More in particular, the communication link 70 of at least 

one embodiment of the present specification is structured to 

bypass one or more media terminal security measures 21, 

media node security measures 31, and/or networking device 

security measures 41. Moreover, the security measures 21, 

31, 41 may includes passwords, keys, firewalls, etc. struc 

tured to minimize or eliminate unauthorized access to the 

corresponding media terminal 20, media node 30, networking 

device(s) 42, and/or interactive computer network 40, 40'. 

Referring again to FIG. 1, in the embodiment wherein the 

interactive computer network 40 and the wireless range 50 are 

at least partially defined by networking device(s) 42. Such as 

a router, access point, or Switch, once established, the com 

munication link 70 is structured to be disposed between the 

media terminal 20 and the media node 30, and through the 

corresponding networking device(s) 42. Particularly, in at 

least one implementation of the present system 10, because 

the media terminal 20 is disposed in an accessible relation to 

the interactive computer network 40, and because the com 

munication link 70 is initiated by the media terminal 20, the 

communication link 70 can be established regardless of 

whether the corresponding media node 30 independently has 

access to the interactive computer network 40. In addition, the 

initiation of the communication link 70 by the media terminal 

20. Such as through a request to establish a communication 

link 70, at least partially allows the communication link 70 to 

bypass the firewall or other media terminal security 

measure(s) 21. 

Moreover, the media terminal 20 of at least one embodi 

ment of the present system 10 may be structured or configured 

to automatically initiate a communication link 70 with the 

detected media nodes 30. However, more practically, a user in 

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control of the media terminal 20 may direct the media termi 

nal 20 to initiate the communication link 70 with one or more 

selected media node(s) 30, for example, via the terminal 

program. Similarly, the media node 30 may be structured or 

configured to automatically accept or decline creation of the 

communication link 70 initiated by the media terminal 20. 

However, in at least one embodiment of the present system 

10, the media node(s) 30 may be structured or configured for 

a user in control of the media node 30 to selectively accept or 

decline the creation or establishment of a communication link 

70 initiated by the corresponding media terminal 20. As such, 

in at least one embodiment, the media node 30 includes one or 

more node programs structured to facilitate the practice of the 

present system 10 in the intended fashion, at least from the 

media node 30 side of the system 10. 

Once the communication link 70 is initiated, accepted, 

and/or ultimately established between the media terminal 20 

and the media node 30, the digital media file(s) 60 may be 

selectively transmitted therebetween. In particular, if the digi 

tal media file 60 is initially disposed on the media node 30, the 

media node 30 and the media terminal 20 may cooperatively 

communicate via the communication link 70 such that the 

digital media file 60 may be transmitted from the media node 

30 to the media terminal 20. In addition, the converse is also 

true. Particularly, if the digital media file 60 is disposed on the 

media terminal 20, the media node 30 and the media terminal 

20 may cooperatively communicate via the communication 

link 70 such that the digital media file 60 may be transmitted 

from the media terminal 20 to the media node 30. Further 

more, in at least one embodiment of the present system 10, the 

device on which the digital media file 60 is initially disposed, 

such as the media node 30 or the media terminal 20, is struc 

tured to “push the digital media file 60 to the receiving 

device 20, 30 via the communication link 70. Similarly, in at 

least one embodiment, once the communication link 70 is 

established, the receiving device 20, 30 is structured to “pull 

the digital media file 60 from the transmitting device 30, 20 

via the communication link 70. 

For illustrative purposes only, the communication link 70, 

the terminal program, and/or the node program may be struc 

tured to include a selective set of parameters which define or 

limit the permissions associated with the communication link 

70. In particular, in at least one embodiment, the selective set 

of parameters may include the option of transmitting the 

digital media file 60 via the communication link 70 merely for 

purposes of displaying and/or playing the digital media file 

60, saving the digital media file 60, manipulating or otherwise 

editing the digital media file 60, etc. In the various embodi 

ments of the present system 10, it is contemplated that these 

parameters may be selected from either the media terminal 20 

or the media node 30, at various times. For instance, the 

parameters may be selected by the media terminal 20, or a 

user in control thereof, when the communication link 70 is 

initiated, or by either the media terminal 20 or the media node 

30 when the communication link 70 is accepted or created. 

Furthermore, it is contemplated that the protocol 10 of the 

present system includes a plurality of versions of the terminal 

program and/or the node program, stated and described 

above. For instance, at least one embodiment includes at least 

one limited version of the terminal and/or node programs and 

at least one full version of the programs. It is contemplated 

that the limited versions of the terminal and/or node programs are distributed at no cost or at least a lower cost than the 

corresponding full versions, and as such, provide limited 

functionality. Of course, the terminal and/or node programs, 

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whether the limited and/or full versions, may come pre-in 

stalled with the corresponding media terminal 20 or media 

node 30. 

Moreover, for illustrative purposes only, FIG. 4 shows one 

implementation of the system 10 in accordance with the 

present specification, generally indicated as 100. In particu 

lar, and as above, in at least one embodiment, the media node 

30 may include a portable device, such as for example, a 

cellular telephone, PDA, or mobile computer. For purposes of 

the illustrative implementation of FIG.4, the interactive com 

puter network 40 includes a wireless range 50 located in one 

or more offices or rooms, wherein the media terminal 20 is 

also disposed within one of the offices or rooms in accessible 

relation to the interactive computer network 40. 

Furthermore, the digital media file 60 of the present illus 

trative implementation of FIG. 4 may be disposed on the 

media node 30, whereas the user in control of the media node 

30 desires to display the digital media file 60 on the display 

device 26 of the media terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the 

media node 30 may be disposed within the wireless range 

102. For example, the user in control of, and/or having pos 

session of the media node 30 may walk into the office which 

is disposed within the wireless range 50. As stated above, 

once the media node 30 is disposed within the wireless range 

50, as shown at 104, the media terminal 20 is structured to 

detect the media node 20. The media terminal 20 may then 

initiate a communication link 70 between the media terminal 

20 and the media node 30 via the interactive computer net 

work 40, as shown at 106, for instance, by sending a request 

thereto. The media node 30 may then accept the request by the 

media terminal 20, which establishes the communication link 

70, as illustrated at 108 in FIG. 4. Once the communication 

link 70 is established, the digital media file 60 may be trans 

mitted, i.e., “pushed' or “pulled, between the media node 30 

and the media terminal 20, as shown at 110. 

More in particular, because the digital media file 60, for 

purposes of the illustrative implementation shown in FIG. 4, 

is initially disposed on the media node 30, the digital media 

file 60 may be transmitted, i.e., “pushed' or “pulled, to the 

media terminal 20 from the media node 30 via the commu 

nication link 70. In particular, the media terminal 20 may display the digital media file 60, save the digital media file 60, 

and/or manipulate or edit the digital media file 60. In addition, 

the media terminal 20, in at least one embodiment, may be 

structured to transmit the digital media file 60 and/or the 

edited media file back to the media node 30 via the commu 

nication link 70. 

Since many modifications, variations and changes in detail 

can be made to the system as present herein, it is intended that 

all matters in the foregoing description and shown in the 

accompanying drawings be interpreted as illustrative and not 

in a limiting sense. Thus, the scope of the present system 

should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents. 

Now that the invention has been described, 

What is claimed is: 

1. A digital media communication protocol, comprising: 

at least one media terminal disposed in an accessible rela 

tion to at least one interactive computer network, 

a wireless range structured to permit authorized access to 

said at least one interactive computer network, 

at least one media node disposable within said wireless 

range, wherein said at least one media node is detectable 

by said at least one media terminal, 

at least one digital media file initially disposed on at least one of said at least one media terminal or said at least one 

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45 

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media node, said at least one media terminal being struc 

tured to detect said at least one media node disposed within said wireless range, 

a communication link structured to dispose said at least one 

media terminal and said at least one media node in a 

communicative relation with one another via said at least 

one interactive computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said at least one 

media terminal, 

said at least one media node and said at least one media 

terminal being structured to transmit said at least one 

digital media file therebetween via said communication 

link, and 

said communication link is structured to bypass at least one 

media terminal Security measure. 

2. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 1 wherein 

said digital media file is initially disposed on said at least one media node. 

3. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 2 wherein 

said at least one media terminal is structured to display said 

at least one digital media file. 

4. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 2 wherein 

said at least one media terminal is structured to store said at 

least one digital media file. 

5. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 2 wherein 

said media terminal is structured to manipulate said at least 

one digital media file. 

6. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 1 wherein 

said digital media file is initially disposed on said at least one media terminal. 

7. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 6 wherein 

said at least one media terminal is structured to transmit 

said at least one digital media file to said at least one 

media node via said communication link. 

8. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 6 wherein 

said at least one media node is structured to display said 

digital media file. 

9. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 6 wherein 

said at least one media node is structured to store said at 

least one digital media file. 

10. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 6 wherein 

said at least one media node is structured to manipulate said 

at least one digital media file. 

11. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 1 wherein 

said at least one media node includes a portable device. 

12. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 1 wherein 

said at least one media terminal security measure includes a firewall. 

13. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 1 wherein 

said communication link is structured to bypass at least one 

networking device security measure. 

14. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 1 further comprising 

at least one terminal program disposed in accessible rela 

tion to said at least one media terminal and structured to 

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facilitate transmission of said at least one digital media 

file via said communication link. 

15. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 14 wherein 

said terminal program is disposed on said at least one 

media terminal. 

16. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 14 wherein said terminal program is accessed via said 

at least one interactive computer network. 

17. A digital media communication protocol, comprising: 

at least one media terminal and at least one media node 

disposed in an accessible relation with at least one inter 

active computer network, 

at least one digital media file initially disposed on at least 

one of said media terminal or said media node, said at 

least one media terminal structured to detect said at least 

one media node, 

a communication link structured to dispose said at least one 

media terminal and said at least one media node in a 

communicative relation with one another via said inter 

active computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said at least one 

media terminal, 

said at least one media node and said at least one media 

terminal structured to transmit said at least one digital media file therebetween via said communication link, 

wherein 

said communication link is structured to bypass at least one 

media terminal security measure. 

18. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 17 further comprising 

a wireless range structured to permit authorized access to 

said at least one interactive computer network. 

19. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 18 wherein 

said at least one media node is disposable within said 

wireless range and detectable by said at least one media 

terminal. 

20. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 17 further comprising 

a selective set of parameters associated with said commu 

nicative relation between said at least one media termi 

nal and said at least one media node. 

21. A digital media communication protocol, comprising: 

at least one media terminal disposed in an accessible rela 

tion to at least one interactive computer network, 

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15 

25 

30 

35 

40 

45 

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a wireless range structured to permit authorized access to 

said at least one interactive computer network, 

at least one media node disposed within said wireless 

range, said media node including a portable device being 

detectable by said at least one media terminal, 

at least one digital media file disposed on at least one of 

said at least one media terminal or said at least one media 

node, said at least one media terminal structured to 

detect said at least one media node, 

a communication link structured to dispose said at least one 

media terminal and said at least one media node in a 

communicative relation with one another via said inter 

active computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said at least one 

media terminal, 

said at least one digital media file structured to be selec 

tively transmitted between said at least one media node 

and said at least one media terminal, wherein 

said communication link is structured to bypass at least one 

media terminal security measure. 

22. The digital media communication protocol recited in 

claim 21 wherein 

said communication link is structured to bypass at least one 

wireless range security measure. 

23. A digital media communication protocol, comprising: 

at least one media terminal disposed in an accessible rela 

tion to at least one interactive computer network, 

a wireless range structured to permit authorized access to 

said at least one interactive computer network, 

at least one media node disposed within said wireless 

range, wherein said at least one media node is detectable 

by said at least one media terminal, 

at least one digital media file disposed on said at least one 

media node, said at least one media terminal being struc 

tured to detect said at least one media node, 

a communication link structured to dispose said at least one 

media terminal and said at least one media node in a 

communicative relation with one another via said at least 

one interactive computer network, 

said communication link being initiated by said at least one 

media terminal and structured to bypass at least one 

media terminal security measure, 

said media node structured to transmit said at least one 

digital media file to said media terminal via said com 

munication link. 

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