Multimedia three-dimensional memory module (M3DMM) system
View Patent ↗Multimedia three-dimensional memory module (M3DMM) is an ideal storage for pre-recorded multimedia library (PML). Among all semiconductor storage technologies, (3D) 2 -MM (i.e. three-dimensional memory-based M3DMM), particularly mask-programmable (3D) 2 -MM, has the largest storage capacity and is the only one that can store a pre-recorded movie library (PmL) at a reasonable price.
1. A multimedia three-dimensional memory module (M3DMM) system, comprising:
a three-dimensional memory module (3D-MM) comprising a plurality of vertically stacked memory chips, said 3D-MM containing a pre-recorded multimedia library (PML);
an access-control means for controlling access to said PML; and
a mobile device for playing back selected multimedia contents from said PML.
2. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , wherein said 3D-MM comprises a plurality of three-dimensional memory (3D-M) chips.
3. The M3DMM system according to claim 2 , wherein said 3D-M comprises three-dimensional electrically-programmable memory (3D-EPM) or three-dimensional mask-programmable memory (3D-MPM).
4. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , wherein said mobile device is a cellular phone.
5. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , wherein a user initially obtains said 3D-MM at a nominal price and later pays an access fee to access selected multimedia contents in said PML.
6. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , wherein said 3D-MM further comprises at least one non-memory chip located between at least one of said memory chips of said 3D-MM and the substrate of said 3D-MM.
7. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , wherein said 3D-MM further comprises a read-write memory.
8. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , further containing broadcast contents and/or downloaded contents.
9. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , further containing advertisements, whereby a user pays reduced access fee when advertisement playback is allowed during content playback.
10. The M3DMM system according to claim 9 , further comprising a hybrid display, said hybrid display further comprising:
a first window for displaying selected contents from said PML; and
a second window for displaying advertisements.
11. The M3DMM system according to claim 1 , further containing a pre-recorded textual library, a pre-recorded audio library, a pre-recorded image library and/or a pre-recorded video library.
12. A three-dimensional memory (3D-M)-based three-dimensional memory module ((3D) 2 -MM), comprising:
a plurality of vertically stacked three-dimensional memory (3D-M) chips, each of said 3D-M chips comprising a plurality of vertically stacked memory levels;
wherein said (3D) 2 -MM stores a pre-recorded movie library (PmL) at an average storage cost per movie comparable to or less than DVD.
13. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , wherein said 3D-M comprises a three-dimensional mask-programmable memory (3D-MPM).
14. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , wherein said average storage cost per movie is less than $0.70.
15. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , wherein said PmL comprises at least 100 movies.
16. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , further comprising an access-control means for controlling access to said PmL.
17. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , wherein a user initially obtains said (3D) 2 -MM at a nominal price and later pays an access fee to access selected movies in said PmL.
18. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , further comprising a read-write memory.
19. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , further containing advertisements, whereby a user pays reduced access fee when advertisement playback is allowed during content playback.
20. The (3D) 2 -MM according to claim 12 , further containing a pre-recorded textual library, a pre-recorded audio library, and/or a pre-recorded image library.