Newspaper: First-time purchase (no DRM, user signed out)

This design example describes a scenario for an end user's first-time purchase. The content is not protected with built-in DRM, and the user is not yet signed in to Nokia Store.

The user has just installed the Digital Newspaper application for the first time. The user has three days left of the free trial period, and has decided to purchase more time. The situation is the following:

  • The user is purchasing the subscription for the application.

  • The user is not signed in to Nokia Store. This means that when launched, the application is not able to silently check the user's identity from Nokia Store. Consequently, the application is also not able to check from the back end server if the user has a previously purchased subscription that is still valid, or any days left from the free trial. Instead, the application provides a UI option, which the user can select if they want to check for valid subscriptions.

Screen 1:

The user clicks the status bar to purchase additional time.

Screen 2:

Because the application does not know yet if the user has already purchased time, it displays a button for the user to check for any valid subscriptions.

The user decides to purchase a three-month subscription.

Screen 3:

Because the user is not signed in, Nokia Store prompts the user to enter the password.

Screen 4:

When prompted by Nokia Store, the user confirms the purchase.

Screen 5:

Nokia Store is processing the purchase.

Screen 6:

When the purchase is complete, the subscription status is updated in the background, and Nokia Store confirms that the payment was successful.

Screen 7:

The status bar informs the user that the subscription has been updated.

Screen 8:

After 4–6 seconds, the status bar text changes to My subscription.