Data distribution system and method thereof, data processing device, data control device, and machine-readable recording medium recording distribution data
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Abstract
A contents provider stores contents data in a container in a format which can only be decoded with a key distributed from an EMD service center, and transmits the container to a service provider. The service provider adds pricing information and the like and distributes this to a user home network. The user home network pays charges to the EMD service center based on the pricing information, receives the key, and decodes the contents data. Information regarding the number of times which copying is permitted is contained in the secure container, and the number of times permitted is increased each time charges are paid, thereby enabling copying to other media and the like. It is impossible to make copies from a container simply copied, or in cases where in the number of permitted times of copies has been used up. Thus, contents data can be distributed in a format wherein copying of contents data can be controlled including the number of copies made.
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77 Claims
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1-66. -66. (Canceled)
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67. A data processing device, comprising:
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control information extracting means for extracting, from contents data wherein copy control information including a number of permitted times of a copy of said contents data has been added to desired contents data, information regarding the number of permitted times of said copy from said copy control information;
copy control means for controlling said copy so as to copy said contents data on the basis of the extracted copy control information; and
control information updating means for updating said copy control information so as to decrease a number of permitted times of use, based on usage;
wherein said copy control information is a parallel copy or a serial copy. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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72. A data processing method, comprising the steps of:
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extracting, from contents data wherein copy control information including a number of permitted times of a copy of said contents data has been added to desired contents data, information regarding the number of permitted times of said copy from said copy control information;
controlling said copy so as to copy said contents data on the basis of the extracted copy control information; and
updating said copy control information so as to decrease a number of permitted times of use, based on usage;
wherein said copy control information is a parallel copy or a serial copy. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A record medium from which a computer reads a program that causes a data processing device to perform the steps of:
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extracting, from contents data wherein copy control information including a number of permitted times of a copy of said contents data has been added to desired contents data, information regarding the number of permitted times of said copy from said copy control information;
controlling said copy so as to copy said contents data on the basis of the extracted copy control information; and
updating said copy control information so as to decrease a number of permitted times of use, based on usage;
wherein said copy control information is a parallel copy or a serial copy.
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