Reproduction Control Device, Gate Device, and Reproduction Control System
First Claim
1. A playback control apparatus for permitting and prohibiting playback of content inside and outside an area having a gate, the playback control apparatus comprising:
- an acquisition unit operable to acquire, from a gate apparatus located at the gate, either one of entry information showing entry into the area through the gate and exit information showing exit from the area through the gate; and
a playback control unit operable to permit playback of at least part of the content according to the entry information when the entry information is acquired, and to prohibit playback of the content according to the exit information when the exit information is acquired.
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Abstract
With an object of disclosing various techniques for both usage and protection of content, the present invention has an object of providing a playback control apparatus, a position judgment apparatus, and a playback control system that permit playback of content only in one area. In other to achieve the object, with the present invention, when a user passes through an automated ticket barrier to enter a station, the automated ticket barrier transmits, to a memory card via the mobile telephone, a playback key for playing content. When the user passes through an automated ticket barrier to leave a station, the automated ticket barrier instructs the memory card, via the mobile telephone, to delete the playback key, and the memory card deletes the playback key.
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31 Claims
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1. A playback control apparatus for permitting and prohibiting playback of content inside and outside an area having a gate, the playback control apparatus comprising:
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an acquisition unit operable to acquire, from a gate apparatus located at the gate, either one of entry information showing entry into the area through the gate and exit information showing exit from the area through the gate; and
a playback control unit operable to permit playback of at least part of the content according to the entry information when the entry information is acquired, and to prohibit playback of the content according to the exit information when the exit information is acquired. - 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)
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24. A gate apparatus that is located at a gate of an area, and communicates with a playback control apparatus in accordance with entry and exit to and from the area by the playback control apparatus, the playback control apparatus permitting and prohibiting playback of content inside and outside the area, the gate apparatus comprising:
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a detection unit operable to detect the playback control apparatus;
a transmission unit operable to, upon the detection unit detecting the playback control apparatus, transmit to the playback control apparatus entry information showing entry into the area through the gate, or exit information showing exit from the area through the gate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A playback control system including a gate apparatus located at a gate to an area, and a playback control apparatus that permits and prohibits playback of the content inside and outside the area,
the gate apparatus comprising: -
a detection unit operable to detect the playback control apparatus; and
a transmission unit operable to, upon the detection unit detecting the playback control apparatus, transmit to the playback control apparatus entry information showing entry into the area through the gate, or exit information showing exit from the area through the gate, and the playback control apparatus comprises;
an acquisition unit operable to acquire the entry information from the gate apparatus when the entry information is transmitted, and acquire the exit information from the gate apparatus when the exit information is transmitted; and
a playback control unit operable to permit playback of at least part of the content according to the entry information when the entry information is acquired, and to prohibit playback of the content according to the exit information when the exit information is acquired.
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28. A playback control method used in a playback control apparatus for permitting and prohibiting playback of content inside and outside an area having a gate, the playback control method comprising:
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an acquisition step of acquiring, from a gate apparatus located at the gate, either one of entry information showing entry into the area through the gate and exit information showing exit from the area through the gate; and
a playback control step of permitting playback of at least part of the content according to the entry information when the entry information is acquired, and prohibiting playback of the content according to the exit information when the exit information is acquired.
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29. An integrated circuit installed in a playback control apparatus for permitting and prohibiting playback of content inside and outside an area having a gate, the integrated circuit comprising:
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an acquisition unit operable to acquire, from a gate apparatus located at the gate, either one of entry information showing entry into the area through the gate and exit information showing exit from the area through the gate; and
a playback control unit operable to permit playback of at least part of the content according to the entry information when the entry information is acquired, and to prohibit playback of the content according to the exit information when the exit information is acquired.
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30. A playback control program used in a playback control apparatus for permitting and prohibiting playback of content inside and outside an area having a gate, the playback control program comprising:
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an acquisition step of acquiring, from a gate apparatus located at the gate, either one of entry information showing entry into the area through the gate and exit information showing exit from the area through the gate; and
a playback control step of permitting playback of at least part of the content according to the entry information when the entry information is acquired, and prohibiting playback of the content according to the exit information when the exit information is acquired. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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