Abstract: A consumer-centric point of sale transaction system and method are provided. The system includes a wireless appliance, an authorization card or device with an embedded RFID Tag containing encrypted information, a hard copy product and a wireless telecommunications network based (MPOS) transaction system. The wireless appliance includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader/writer The hard copy product includes a product RFID tag. The authorization smart card also contains an RFID tag. The wireless telecommunications network based (MPOS) transaction system is to provide product information and purchase options to the wireless appliance based on the product RFID tag, and to perform point of sale transactions. The product information and purchase options can be provided from a content media portal, or a product repository.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for device-based, or appliance-based, authentication of a range of media files. The device itself becomes the controlled domain within a known universe, monitored by an access provider much in the way that access and throughput are measured through cell phone usage. The range of allocated files is tracked instead of attempting to track individual files, or the individuals who copy the files themselves. An access provider, such as a Telco, ISP, or Carrier, is used to authenticate ranges of playable files on a particular device, based on allowable fidelities. A partnership structure is also described including all industries involved with content distribution horizontally, between the industries starting from an access provider (Infrastructure), to a content provider (Artist, Producer, Distributor) and finally to a Chip Manufacturer (Device or Appliance).