COPY LIMITATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD, AND CONTENT STORAGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A copy limitations management device which manages handling of master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, comprising:
- content information management module to acquire at least content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to storage content in storing the master content to manage the content information for each storage content;
content information provision module which reads to provide content information of specified content from the content information management module in response to a request; and
copy limitation processing module to determine the conditions of the copy limitations of the content information managed by the content information management module in copy requesting of the master content, disabling copying if the conditions are not satisfied, and instructing execution of copy processing if the conditions are satisfied, whereinthe content information management module updates the conditions of the copy limitations while instructing the execution of the copy processing of the copy limitation processing module.
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Abstract
A content storage device comprises a content storage unit which stores master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, content information management units which acquire to individually manage content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to the stored content in storing the master content, a content information provision unit which reads to provide management information in response to a request, and a copy limitation processing unit which determines the conditions of the copy limitations from the management information of the content information management unit in copy requesting of the master content and instructs execution of copy processing only when the conditions are satisfied, and updates the conditions of the copy limitations in accordance with instructing execution of the copy processing.
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1. A copy limitations management device which manages handling of master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, comprising:
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content information management module to acquire at least content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to storage content in storing the master content to manage the content information for each storage content; content information provision module which reads to provide content information of specified content from the content information management module in response to a request; and copy limitation processing module to determine the conditions of the copy limitations of the content information managed by the content information management module in copy requesting of the master content, disabling copying if the conditions are not satisfied, and instructing execution of copy processing if the conditions are satisfied, wherein the content information management module updates the conditions of the copy limitations while instructing the execution of the copy processing of the copy limitation processing module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16)
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8. A copy limitation management method for managing handling of master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto, comprising:
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acquiring at least content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to storage content in storing the master content to manage the content information for each storage content; providing content information of content during the management in response to a request; determining the conditions of the copy limitations from content information of content during the management in requesting copying of the master content, disabling copying if the conditions are not satisfied, and executing copy processing if the conditions are satisfied; and updating the conditions of the copy limitations when the copy processing is completed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A content storage device, comprising:
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content storage module to store master content with content handling information including conditions of copy limitations added thereto; content information management module to acquire at least content information related to the conditions of the copy limitations from the content handling information added to the stored content in storing the master content; content information provision module which reads to provide content information of specified content from the content information management module in response to a request; and copy limitation processing module to determine the conditions of the copy limitations of the content information managed by the content information management module in copy requesting of the master content, disabling copying if the conditions are not satisfied, and instructing execution of copy processing if the conditions are satisfied, wherein the content information management module updates the conditions of the copy limitations while instructing the execution of the copy processing of the copy limitation processing module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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