Storage unit, storage medium and identification information recording method
First Claim
1. A storage unit for recording on a portable recording medium identification information, comprising:
- a number generation unit generating a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the storage unit and a number of times said firmware has been installed in the storage unit;
an information generation unit generating the identification information based on at least a medium generation consecutive number which indicates a number of times the identification information is recorded on portable recording media and said firmware management number; and
a recording unit recording the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium.
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Abstract
A storage unit for recording on a portable recording medium identification information which is peculiar to the portable recording medium, includes a number generation part for generating a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the storage unit and a number of times the firmware is installed in past in the storage unit and other storage units, an information generation part for generating the identification information based on at least a medium generation consecutive number which indicates a number of times the identification information is recorded on portable recording mediums and the firmware management number, and a recording part for recording the identification information on the portable recording medium.
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33 Claims
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1. A storage unit for recording on a portable recording medium identification information, comprising:
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a number generation unit generating a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the storage unit and a number of times said firmware has been installed in the storage unit;
an information generation unit generating the identification information based on at least a medium generation consecutive number which indicates a number of times the identification information is recorded on portable recording media and said firmware management number; and
a recording unit recording the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A storage unit for recording on a portable recording medium identification information, comprising:
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a number generation unit generating a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the storage unit and a number of times said firmware has been installed in the storage unit;
an information generation unit generating the identification information based on at least time information which indicates a time when the portable recording medium is created and said firmware management number; and
a recording unit recording the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to record on a portable recording medium identification information, comprising:
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number generation means for causing the computer to generate a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the computer and a number of times said firmware has been installed in the computer;
information generation means for causing the computer to generate the identification information based on at least a medium generation consecutive number which indicates a number of times the identification information is recorded on portable recording media and said firmware management number; and
recording means for causing the computer to record the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to record on a portable recording medium identification information, comprising:
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number generation means for causing the computer to generate a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the computer and a number of times said firmware has been installed in the computer;
information generation means for causing the computer to generate the identification information based on at least time information which indicates a time when the portable recording medium is created and said firmware management number; and
recording means for causing the computer to record the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An identification information recording method for recording on a portable recording medium used by a computer identification information, comprising:
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a number generation process generating a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the computer and a number of times said firmware is installed in past in the computer;
an information generation process generating the identification information based on at least a medium generation consecutive number which indicates a number of times the identification information is recorded on portable recording mediums and said firmware management number; and
a recording process recording the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An identification information recording method for recording on a portable recording medium used by a computer identification information, comprising:
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a number generation process generating a firmware management number based on a version number of a firmware of the computer and a number of times the firmware is installed in past in the computer;
an information generation process generating the identification information based on at least time information which indicates a time when the portable recording medium is created and said firmware management number; and
a recording process recording the identification information on the portable recording medium, wherein the identification information recorded on the portable recording medium is peculiar to the portable recording medium for independently managing the portable recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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