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A - Human Necessities

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A63F 13/12 (2006.01) H04N 7/173 (2006.01) H04N 7/16 (2006.01) H04N 7/167 (2006.01)

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CA 2206234

A communications system for the delivery of digital data programs to a remote location includes a transmitter for transmitting a signal having the digital data programs and a communications terminal (177) located at the remote location. The communications terminal (177) includes a control circuit (200) including authorizing circuitry responsive to authorization data for authorizing the communications terminal to access authorized ones of the digital data programs in one of a first and second authorization mode. For example, automatic authorization modes for game play may comprise an arcade mode and a rental mode, simulating manual access methods i.e. paying for play at a video arcade or for rental of games from a video game store. Moreover, new games may be accessed without charge by the game player if authorized according to a free service authorization map.

Système de télécommunications conçu pour la transmission vers un site distant de programmes composés de données numériques, comportant un émetteur qui transmet un signal contenant les programmes numériques et un terminal de transmission (177) situé sur le site distant. Le terminal de transmission (177) comprend un circuit de commande (200) incluant un circuit d'autorisation qui gère les données autorisant le terminal à accéder aux programmes numériques autorisés dans le premier ou le deuxième de deux modes d'autorisation. Des modes d'autorisation automatique de jeu peuvent comprendre, par exemple, un mode arcade et un mode location et simuler des modes d'accès manuel consistant à payer pour jouer à un jeu vidéo payant en mode arcade ou location, ou à louer des jeux vidéo dans un magasin. En outre, un joueur peut accéder gratuitement à de nouveaux jeux s'il y est autorisé par une carte d'autorisation de services gratuits.

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