Method of controlling a terminal device
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a terminal device capable of reading information from a usage rights recording medium located close thereto in a readable range, comprising:
- a step of causing the usage rights recording medium to record usage rights information corresponding to content to be processed;
a step of setting a content recording medium storing the content in the terminal device, and instructing initiation of a process; and
a step of bringing the usage rights recording medium recording the usage rights information corresponding to the content close to the terminal device in the range readable by the terminal device, causing readout, and receiving from the terminal device a setting for rendering unusable the usage rights information recorded in the usage rights recording medium.
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Abstract
A terminal device reliably controlling the usage right with improved convenience is provided. The terminal device reads out a medium identifier held in a computer-readable content recording medium. Usage rights information for each content held in a computer-readable usage rights recording medium is read out, and the usage rights information read out from the usage rights recording medium is set unusable. Authentication information including the readout medium identifier and at least part of the usage rights information for each content is produced and stored, and the stored authentication information is subjected to a predetermined process for determining whether or not to grant access to the content held in the content recording medium.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a terminal device capable of reading information from a usage rights recording medium located close thereto in a readable range, comprising:
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a step of causing the usage rights recording medium to record usage rights information corresponding to content to be processed;
a step of setting a content recording medium storing the content in the terminal device, and instructing initiation of a process; and
a step of bringing the usage rights recording medium recording the usage rights information corresponding to the content close to the terminal device in the range readable by the terminal device, causing readout, and receiving from the terminal device a setting for rendering unusable the usage rights information recorded in the usage rights recording medium.
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2. A method of controlling a terminal device, comprising:
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a step of reading a medium identifier held in a computer-readable recording medium;
a step of reading usage rights information for each content held in the computer-readable recording medium, and setting the usage rights information read out from the recording medium to unusable; and
a step of producing and storing authentication information including the readout medium identifier and the usage rights information for each content;
whereinthe stored authentication information is subjected to a predetermined process for determining whether or not to grant access to the content held in the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
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5. A method of controlling a terminal device, comprising:
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a step of reading a medium identifier held in a computer-readable content recording medium;
a step of reading usage rights information for each content held in the content recording medium, and setting unusable the usage rights information read out from the content recording medium; and
a step of producing and storing authentication information including the readout medium identifier and the usage rights information for each content;
whereinthe stored authentication information is subjected to a predetermined process for determining whether or not to grant access to the content held in the content recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (7, 9, 11)
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12. A terminal device, comprising
a device for reading out a medium identifier held in a computer-readable content recording medium; -
a device for reading out usage rights information for each content held in the computer-readable usage rights recording medium, and setting unusable the usage rights information read out from the usage rights recording medium; and
a device for producing and storing authentication information including at least part of usage rights information for each content and the readout medium identifier;
whereinthe stored authentication information is subjected to a predetermined process for determining whether or not to grant access to the content held in the content recording medium.
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