Patent ID: 7689791

Claim:
A device for handling content governed by a license comprising: a processor; a data port which communicates said content; a read-write device communicatively connected to said data port, said read-write device having a portable memory interface onto which a portable memory is mountable, said portable memory interface having a first physical non-standard feature that makes said portable memory interface incompatible with portable memories that are readable by read-write devices built in accordance with an open standard; and a rendering device communicatively connected to said read-write device, said rendering device configured to perform at least one of generating, receiving, or transferring data which is stored on said portable memory, said rendering device having a second physical non-standard feature that is incompatible with connectors built according to an open standard; and a memory which stores logic which is executable on said processor, said logic causing said memory to transmit content to said read-write device through said data port when permitted by the terms of said license.