Patent ID: 8172138

Claim:
A system for granting access to data stored on a smartcard, comprising: a. at least one smartcard reader; b. at least one smartcard comprising i. at least one IC chip containing an operating system and memory provisions for storing digital content; ii. an interface of a plurality of N plated electrical input contacts (PEICs); interconnected to said IC chip; N is an integer number equal or higher than 1; and, iii. at least one operating system able to process information and recall it, stored on said at least one IC chip iv. at least one encoding mathematical formula stored on said IC chip that generates a response to input provided by entering a prescribed sequence of electrical inputs to said PEICs by means of said card reader; and, v. at least one human interface that prompts the end user to enter data and enables the entry of said data; c. digital media content stored on said memory provisions; wherein said operating system enables secure payment for, and certification of access to, digital content such that trial period access as well as subscription services to said preloaded content may be offered.