Information processing apparatus and method, information recording medium, and computer program
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a content usage control information analyzer configured to read content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium and to perform content usage processing according to the content usage control information, wherein the content usage control information analyzer determines whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed based on a value of a flag included in the content usage control information and device information whether the information processing apparatus is an extended device having an extended function or a basic device without an extended function.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a content usage control information analyzer configured to read content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium and to perform content usage processing according to the content usage control information. The content usage control information analyzer determines whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed based on a value of a flag included in the content usage control information and device information whether the information processing apparatus is an extended device having an extended function or a basic device without an extended function.
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23 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a content usage control information analyzer configured to read content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium and to perform content usage processing according to the content usage control information, wherein the content usage control information analyzer determines whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed based on a value of a flag included in the content usage control information and device information whether the information processing apparatus is an extended device having an extended function or a basic device without an extended function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a content usage control information analyzer configured to read content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium and to perform content usage processing according to the content usage control information, wherein the content usage control information analyzer obtains identification information of a content management unit to be controlled from the content usage control information and specifies the content management unit based on the obtained identification information. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An information recording medium on which content whose usage is to be managed is recorded,
wherein data included in the content is set as content management units, data included in each content management unit is stored as data encrypted based on a unit key associated with the content management unit, and content usage control information corresponding to each content management unit is stored, the content usage control information including a flag indicating whether the usage of the content is allowed depending on whether a device to use the content is an extended device having an extended function or a basic device without an extended function.
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10. An information recording medium on which content whose usage is to be managed is recorded,
wherein data included in the content is set as content management units, data included in each content management unit is stored as data encrypted based on a unit key associated with the content management unit, and content usage control information corresponding to each content management unit is stored, the content usage control information including identification information of a content management unit whose usage is controlled.
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13. An information recording medium on which content whose usage is to be managed is recorded,
wherein data included in the content is set as content management units, data included in each content management unit is stored as data encrypted based on a unit key associated with the content management unit, and content usage control information corresponding to each content management unit is stored, the content usage control information including data encrypted with an encryption key which is generated by using data included in a header of the content usage control information as a seed.
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16. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium;
identifying a value of a flag included in the content usage control information; and
determining whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed based on the value of the flag and device information whether an information processing apparatus to use the content is an extended device having an extended function or a basic device without an extended function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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reading content usage control information recorded on an information recording medium; and
analyzing the content usage control information, wherein, in the analyzing step, identification information of a content management unit to be controlled is obtained from the content usage control information, and the content management unit is specified based on the identification information of the content management unit. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer program allowing a computer to analyze content usage control information, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a value of a flag included in the content usage control information read from an information recording medium; and
determining whether the usage of content corresponding to the content usage control information is allowed based on the value of the flag and device information whether an information processing apparatus to use the content is an extended device having an extended function or a basic device without an extended function.
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23. A computer program allowing a computer to analyze content usage control information, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining identification information of a content management unit to be controlled from the content usage control information; and
specifying the content management unit based on the identification information of the content management unit.
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