Computer system and usage method thereof
First Claim
1. A network system comprising:
- a first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium; and
a second information processing apparatus capable of being connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network;
wherein the second information processing apparatus is operative to receive, from the first information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium, and further the second information processing apparatus is operative to make reference to each of said received unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the recording medium.
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Abstract
A computer system having a verification system for verifying whether or not optical disks are being used in an unauthorized manner comprises a plurality of computers each capable of being mounted with an optical disk storing application programs, and an authentication server capable of being connected with the computers via a network, wherein each computer has a unique device ID, each optical disk has a unique disk ID, and the server has a user database for accumulating the device ID when using the computer and the disk ID when using the optical disk, such that data is accumulated in the user database in pairs of disk ID and device ID. In the event of using the optical disk for the second time or subsequent times, data for the disk ID and data for the device ID are transmitted from the computer to the host server, thereby verifying at the host server that the usage is valid.
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38 Claims
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1. A network system comprising:
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a first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium; and
a second information processing apparatus capable of being connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network;
wherein the second information processing apparatus is operative to receive, from the first information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium, and further the second information processing apparatus is operative to make reference to each of said received unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of performing verification of a recording medium by utilizing a network system, wherein said system comprises a first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium, and a second information processing apparatus capable of being connected to the first information processing apparatus via a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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using the second information processing apparatus to receive, from the first information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium; and
using the second information processing apparatus to make reference to each of said received unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, whereby verification of the first recording medium is performed.
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33. A first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium, wherein the first information processing apparatus is capable of being connected to a second information processing apparatus via a network, and further
the first information processing apparatus is operative to transmit, to the second information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium, whereby the first recording medium is verified by making reference to each of said transmitted information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information.
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34. A second information processing apparatus capable of being connected through a network to a first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium,
wherein the second information processing apparatus is operative to receive, from the first information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium, and then to make reference to each of said received unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the first recording medium.
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35. A recording medium capable of being executed by a second information processing apparatus which is connected through a network to a first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium, wherein the recording medium stores a program capable of being read and executed by the second information processing apparatus, and wherein the program comprises the steps of:
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receiving, from the first information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium; and
making reference to each of said received unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the first recording medium.
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36. A recording medium capable of being executed by a first information processing apparatus which is capable of being mounted with a first recording medium and further capable of being connected to a second information processing apparatus via a network, wherein the recording medium stores a program capable of being read and executed by the first information processing apparatus, and wherein the program comprises the steps of:
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transmitting, to the second information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium; and
making reference to each of said transmitted unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the first recording medium.
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37. A program capable of being executed by a second information processing apparatus which is connected through a network to a first information processing apparatus capable of being mounted with a first recording medium, wherein the program is capable of being read and executed by the second information processing apparatus, and wherein the program comprises the steps of:
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receiving, from the first information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium; and
making reference to each of said received unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the first recording medium.
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38. A program capable of being executed by a first information processing apparatus which is capable of being mounted with a first recording medium and further capable of being connected to a second information processing apparatus via a network, wherein the program is capable of being read and executed by the first information processing apparatus, and wherein the program comprises the steps of:
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transmitting, to the second information processing apparatus, unique information relating to the first information processing apparatus and unique information relating to the first recording medium; and
making reference to each of said transmitted unique information and also to information within a database which is included in, or connected to, the second information processing apparatus and is capable of accumulating, erasing and so on of information, thereby to perform verification of the first recording medium.
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