Method for reading data of e.g. film by digital music player, involves interrupting reading of data relative to main content after preset reading instant, and playing data of selected additional content

摘要

The method involves selecting an additional content e.g. advertising content, from additional contents in a database (20) i.e. local database, based on validity information associated to the selected additional content. Reading of data relative to a main content is interrupted after a preset reading instant, and the data of selected additional content is played. A request is transmitted to a remote additional content providing server i.e. additional content server (2) by a reading or recording device (3) during preliminary update phase. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a data reading device comprising a data storage unit (2) a computer program on data medium, comprising software instructions for commanding execution of steps of a method of reading data relative to a main content.