Method and apparatus for temporarily giving copy permission for reproducing digital signals
First Claim
1. A digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus for recording an inputted digital signal into a recording medium and reproducing said digital signal from said recording medium, a control flag temporarily giving copy permission to said inputted digital signal, comprising:
- a recording circuit for recording said digital signal into a 1st recording medium,a reproducing circuit for reproducing said digital signal from said 1st recording medium, anda detecting/controlling circuit for detecting said control flag and controlling said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, whereinsaid detecting/controlling circuit temporarily records said digital signal into said 1st recording medium in accordance with a condition of said control flag, and reproduces said digital signal from said 1st recording medium in accordance with a condition of said control flag even if said control flag contains information indicating copy inhibition.
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Abstract
The digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus inputs a digital signal having a control flag as to a temporary copy permission, and records the digital signal temporarily into a recording medium in accordance with conditions in the control flag, then reproducing the digital signal temporarily from the recording medium in accordance with the conditions in the control flag. The recording/reproducing of the temporary copy is permitted, depending on the following conditions: The recording medium'"'"'s type, the re-producing point-in-time, the reproducing time-period, and the reproducing frequency. With this method employed, even in a program permitting no recording, the temporary recording/reproducing is permitted under a condition of being limited to the time-shift recording on the receiving side.
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35 Claims
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1. A digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus for recording an inputted digital signal into a recording medium and reproducing said digital signal from said recording medium, a control flag temporarily giving copy permission to said inputted digital signal, comprising:
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a recording circuit for recording said digital signal into a 1st recording medium, a reproducing circuit for reproducing said digital signal from said 1st recording medium, and a detecting/controlling circuit for detecting said control flag and controlling said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, wherein said detecting/controlling circuit temporarily records said digital signal into said 1st recording medium in accordance with a condition of said control flag, and reproduces said digital signal from said 1st recording medium in accordance with a condition of said control flag even if said control flag contains information indicating copy inhibition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A digital signal receiving apparatus for receiving a transmitted digital signal and outputting said digital signal to a recording/reproducing apparatus, a control flag as temporarily giving copy permission to said received digital signal, comprising:
a detecting/controlling circuit for detecting said control flag and controlling said recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein in accordance with a condition of said control flag, said detecting/controlling circuit temporarily records said digital signal into a recording medium in said external recording/reproducing apparatus even if said control flag contains information indicating copy inhibition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A digital signal transmitting method of transmitting a digital signal to a digital signal receiving apparatus, comprising a step of:
transmitting said digital signal in a state where a control flag temporarily giving copy permission to said digital signal, said control flag being intended for executing a control at the time when said receiving apparatus temporarily records said digital signal into a recording medium even if said receiving apparatus has information indicating copy inhibition of copying said digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A digital signal recording/reproducing apparatus for recording an inputted digital signal into a recording medium and reproducing said digital signal from said recording medium, a control flag temporarily giving copy permission to said inputted digital signal, comprising:
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a recording circuit for recording said digital signal into a 1st recording medium, a reproducing circuit for reproducing said digital signal from said 1st recording medium, and a detecting/controlling circuit for detecting said control flag and controlling said recording circuit and said reproducing circuit, wherein said detecting/controlling circuit temporarily records said digital signal into said 1st recording medium in accordance with a condition of said control flag even if said control flag contains information indicating copy inhibition.
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