Repeater of digital audio interface signal
First Claim
1. A digital audio interface signal repeater comprising:
- means for receiving a digital audio interface signal;
means for demodulating predetermined information from the received digital audio interface signal;
means for determining whether the digital signal may be copied and if so, a number of copies which are permitted; and
information displaying means for displaying whether the digital signal may be copied, and if so, the number of copies which are permitted.
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Abstract
A digital audio interface signal repeater capable of displaying how many generations a further copying of a digital audio interface signal is allowed includes: a receiving device for receiving a digital audio interface signal, a demodulator for demodulating predetermined information included in the received digital audio interface signal, and an information display device for displaying the demodulated information. The predetermined information included in the digital audio interface signal received by the receiving device is demodulated by the demodulator. The demodulated information is displayed by the information display device. Since the digital audio interface signal includes information regarding the allowed number of subsequent copying, necessary information such as the allowed number of copying of the digital audio interface signal being processed can be known by confirming a display on the information display device.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital audio interface signal repeater comprising:
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means for receiving a digital audio interface signal; means for demodulating predetermined information from the received digital audio interface signal; means for determining whether the digital signal may be copied and if so, a number of copies which are permitted; and information displaying means for displaying whether the digital signal may be copied, and if so, the number of copies which are permitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A digital audio interface signal repeater comprising:
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an A/D converter for converting an externally applied analog signal into a digital audio interface signal; means responsive to an operation of said A/D converter for outputting a predetermined signal; modulating means for modulating the digital audio interface signal into a predetermined format in accordance with the predetermined signal; means for determining whether the digital audio interface signal maybe copied and if so, a number of copies which are permitted; and information displaying means for displaying whether the digital audio interface signal may be copied, and if so, the number of copies which are permitted in accordance with a value of said predetermined signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for copying a digital signal comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving the digital signal; (b) demodulating predetermined information from the received predetermined signal; (c) determining whether the digital signal may be copied, and if so, a number of copies which are permitted; and (d) displaying whether the digital signal may be copied, and if so, the number of copies which are permitted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of copying a digital signal comprising the steps of:
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(a) converting an analog signal to the digital signal to be copied; (b) outputting a predetermined signal based on the conversion in step (a); (c) modulating the digital signal to be copied into a predetermined format in accordance with the predetermined signal; (d) determining whether the digital signal may be copied, and if so, a number of copies which are permitted; and (e) displaying whether the digital signal may be copied, and if so, the number of copies which are permitted. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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