Patent ID: 8583028

Claim:
A portable apparatus, comprising: at least one wireless receiver; at least one device configured to play media content; at least one input device configured to enable human users to provide input to the portable apparatus; at least one transmitter; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one wireless receiver, the at least one device configured to play media content, the at least one input device, and the at least one transmitter; wherein the at least one processor causes the portable apparatus to: receive through the at least one wireless receiver media content and together with the media content information regarding at least one of a product and a service, the information regarding at least one of a product and a service comprising a price of the at least one of the product and the service, the price being transmitted together with the media content, obtain from a user through the at least one input device a purchase request for the at least one of the product and the service, process the purchase request and the information to generate a purchase requisition message for the at least one of the product and the service, and transmit the purchase requisition message through the at least one transmitter to effect a purchase of the at least one of the product and the service.