Reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, and content reproducing system
First Claim
1. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:
- a recording section which records content data;
a reproducing section which reproduces the content data;
a time information generating section which generates time information; and
a controlling section which checks whether the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon based on the time information generated by the time information generating section when the reproducing apparatus gets started, wherein when the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon, the controlling section notifies a user of the content data whose expiration date will come soon.
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Abstract
A reproducing apparatus is disclosed. The reproducing apparatus has a recording section, a reproducing section, a time information generating section, and a controlling section. The recording section records content data. The reproducing section reproduces the content data. The time information generating section generates time information. The controlling section checks whether the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon on the basis of the time information generated by the time information generating section when the reproducing apparatus gets started. When the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon, the controlling section notifies a user of the content data whose expiration date will come soon.
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21 Claims
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1. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:
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a recording section which records content data;
a reproducing section which reproduces the content data;
a time information generating section which generates time information; and
a controlling section which checks whether the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon based on the time information generated by the time information generating section when the reproducing apparatus gets started, wherein when the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon, the controlling section notifies a user of the content data whose expiration date will come soon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A reproducing method for reproducing content data, comprising the steps of:
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generating time information;
checking whether a recording apparatus has content data whose expiration date will come soon based on the time information when the reproducing apparatus gets started; and
notifying a user of the content data whose expiration date will come soon when the reproducing apparatus has content data whose expiration date will come soon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system having a reproducing apparatus and an external device,
wherein the reproducing apparatus comprises: -
a recording section which records content data;
a reproducing section which reproduces the content data;
a time information generating section which generates time information; and
a controlling section which checks whether the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon based on the time information generated by the time information generating section when the reproducing apparatus gets started, wherein when the recording section records content data whose expiration date will come soon, the controlling section notifies a user of the content data whose expiration date will come soon fold transmits license information of content data whose expiration date will come soon to the external device, and wherein the external device comprises;
a communication section which communicates with the reproducing apparatus;
a managing section which manages license related information; and
an updating section which updates license information transmitted from the external device based on the license information transmitted from the reproducing apparatus and the license related information managed by the managing section.
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