Patent ID: 7676436

Claim:
A method for enabling a user having a first device to acquire an item, comprising: (a) connecting the first device to a second device, wherein the first device is a portable device; (b) while the portable device is connected to the second device, causing the second device to request the item; (c) after step (b) and while the portable device is connected to the second device, receiving at the portable device a copy of the requested item, and storing the copy of the requested item on a first storage unit contained within or connected to the portable device; (d) determining that a helper application is not stored on the portable device and based on the determination then storing by the portable device a helper application on the first storage unit after step (a) and prior to the portable device being disconnected from the second device; (e) after step (d), disconnecting the portable device from the second device; (f) after step (e), connecting the portable device to a third device; (g) after step (f) and while the portable device is connected to the third device, prompting, by the helper application, the user to select at least one content player stored on the third device; (h) after step (g), receiving, by the helper application, a selection of a content player; (i) after step (h), storing, by the helper application, the copy of the item in a content library, stored in the third device, associated with the selected content player.