Control method, control apparatus, data receiving and recording method, data receiver and receiving method
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1. A method for controlling data recording of a recording apparatus coupled to a receiver, comprising:
- receiving data in the receiver coded by a predetermined method and copyright information on digital copy restrictions attached to the data;
acquiring an equipment ID of the recording apparatus by the receiver, the equipment ID indicating whether the recording apparatus permits recording in a format which allows digital copy restriction processing; and
based on the equipment ID, outputting the received data to the recoding apparatus if digital copy restriction processing is permitted, andwhile recording the received data on a predetermined recording medium associated with the recording apparatus, causing the copyright information to be recorded in a predetermined area of the recording medium, wherein digital copy restriction processing is able to conducted between the recording apparatus and another recording apparatus based on the copyright information.
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Abstract
A data receiving and recording method and data receiver are provided for receiving data coded by a predetermined method and copyright information attached to the data. While recording the received data on a predetermined recording medium, the copyright information is recorded into a predetermined area of the recording medium. Preferably, the data consists of audio data of the song, lyrics data of the song and image data relating to the song and the copyright information is allotted respectively to the audio data, lyrics data and image data.
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1. A method for controlling data recording of a recording apparatus coupled to a receiver, comprising:
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receiving data in the receiver coded by a predetermined method and copyright information on digital copy restrictions attached to the data; acquiring an equipment ID of the recording apparatus by the receiver, the equipment ID indicating whether the recording apparatus permits recording in a format which allows digital copy restriction processing; and based on the equipment ID, outputting the received data to the recoding apparatus if digital copy restriction processing is permitted, and while recording the received data on a predetermined recording medium associated with the recording apparatus, causing the copyright information to be recorded in a predetermined area of the recording medium, wherein digital copy restriction processing is able to conducted between the recording apparatus and another recording apparatus based on the copyright information. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A data receiver comprising:
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a receiver for receiving data in which copyright information on digital copy restrictions of the data is multiplexed; a controller for (i) determining whether the copyright information is received by the receiver and (ii) acquiring an equipment ID of a recording apparatus in communication with the data receiver, the equipment ID indicating whether the recording apparatus permits recording in a format which allows digital copy restriction processing; and a transmitter for transmitting the data received by the receiver to a predetermined recording medium associated with the recording apparatus if the equipment ID acquired by the controller indicates that digital copy restriction processing is permitted, and while recording the received data on the predetermined recording medium, the copyright information is recorded in a predetermined area of the recording medium, wherein digital copy restriction processing is able to conducted between the recording apparatus and another recording apparatus based on the copyright information. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A data receiver comprising:
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means for receiving data in which copyright information on digital copy restrictions is multiplexed; means for determining whether the copyright information is received by the receiver; means for acquiring an equipment ID of a recording apparatus in communication with the data receiver, the equipment ID indicating whether the recording apparatus permits recording in a format which allows digital copy restriction processing; and means for transmitting the data received by the receiver to a predetermined recording medium associated with the recording apparatus if the equipment ID acquired by the controller indicates that digital copy restriction processing is permitted, and while recording the received data on the predetermined recording medium, causing the copyright information to be recorded in a predetermined area of the recording medium, wherein digital copy restriction processing is able to conducted between the recording apparatus and another recording apparatus based on the copyright information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A data receiver comprising:
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a receiver for receiving data coded by a predetermined method and copyright information on digital copy restrictions attached to the data, wherein the data consists of audio data of the song, lyrics data of the song and image data related to the song, and the copyright information is allotted respectively to the audio data, lyrics data and image data; a controller for (i) determining whether the copyright information is received by the receiver and (ii) acquiring an equipment ID of a recording apparatus in communication with the data receiver indicating whether the recording apparatus permits recording in a format which allows digital copy restriction processing; and a transmitter for transmitting the data received by the receiver to the recording apparatus if the equipment ID acquired by the controller indicates that digital copy restriction processing is permitted by the recording apparatus, and while recording the received data on the predetermined recording medium, the copyright information is recorded in a predetermined area of a recording medium associated with the recording apparatus, wherein digital copy restriction processing is able to conducted between the recording apparatus and another recording apparatus based on the copyright information.
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