Terminal apparatus and recording method
First Claim
1. A terminal apparatus comprising:
- an insertion hole into which is inserted a first memory card being a copyright-protected memory card enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright unprotected contents and a second memory card being a copyright-unprotected memory card capable of only storing copyright unprotected contents;
judging means for judging whether the inserted memory card is copyright-protected when a normal response is obtained within a predetermined period of time during an authorization process;
recording means which, if said judging means judges that said first memory card is inserted prior to recording copyright-unprotected contents, then said recording means temporarily records said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card for a predetermined period of time; and
controlling means which, if said second memory card is inserted into the insertion hole after said recording means has recorded said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card, said controlling means automatically transfers the recorded copyright-unprotected contents from said first memory card to the inserted second memory card.
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Abstract
A terminal apparatus comprising an insertion hole into which to insert a copyright-compliant first memory card and a copyright-noncompliant second memory card. The first and the second memory cards are substantially the same in shape. If the copyright-noncompliant second memory card is inserted preparatory to recording copyright-protected contents, the copyright-protected contents are recorded temporarily to the second memory card. When the copyright-compliant first memory card is later inserted, the recorded copyright-protected contents are transferred from the second memory card to the inserted first memory card. If the copyright-compliant first memory card is inserted preparatory to recording copyright-unprotected contents, the copyright-unprotected contents are recorded temporarily to the first memory card so that when the copyright-noncompliant second memory card is later inserted, the recorded copyright-unprotected contents are transferred from the first memory card to the inserted second memory card. Thus the desired contents are recorded unfailingly regardless of an inadvertent insertion by users of a memory card which is apparently the same in shape but different in type of copyright compliance.
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17 Claims
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1. A terminal apparatus comprising:
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an insertion hole into which is inserted a first memory card being a copyright-protected memory card enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright unprotected contents and a second memory card being a copyright-unprotected memory card capable of only storing copyright unprotected contents; judging means for judging whether the inserted memory card is copyright-protected when a normal response is obtained within a predetermined period of time during an authorization process; recording means which, if said judging means judges that said first memory card is inserted prior to recording copyright-unprotected contents, then said recording means temporarily records said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card for a predetermined period of time; and controlling means which, if said second memory card is inserted into the insertion hole after said recording means has recorded said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card, said controlling means automatically transfers the recorded copyright-unprotected contents from said first memory card to the inserted second memory card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A recording method for use with a terminal apparatus comprising an insertion hole into which is inserted a first memory card being a copyright-protected memory card enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright unprotected contents and a second memory card being a copyright-unprotected memory card enabled to store only copyright unprotected contents, said recording method comprising the steps of:
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judging whether the inserted memory card is copyright-protected when a normal response is obtained within a predetermined period of time during an authorization process; if said first memory card is judged to be inserted prior to recording copyright-unprotected contents by a recording means, then said recording means temporarily records said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card for a predetermined period of time; and if said second memory card is inserted into the insertion hole after said copyright-unprotected contents have been recorded to said first memory card by a controlling means, said controlling means automatically transfers the recorded copyright-unprotected contents from said first memory card to the inserted second memory card. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A terminal apparatus comprising:
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an insertion opening into which is insertable a first memory card being a copyright-protected memory card enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright unprotected contents and a second memory card being a copyright-unprotected memory card enabled to store only copyright unprotected contents; judging means for judging whether an inserted memory card is copyright-protected when a normal response is obtained within a predetermined period of time during an authorization process; recording means which, if said judging means judges that said first memory card is inserted prior to recording copyright-unprotected contents, then said recording means temporarily records said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card for a predetermined period of time; and controlling means which, if said second memory card is inserted into the insertion opening after said recording means has recorded said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card, said controlling means automatically transfers the recorded copyright-unprotected contents from said first memory card to the inserted second memory card, wherein, in response to an instruction to eject the first memory card, the controlling means causes erasure of the copyright-unprotected contents from the first memory card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16)
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15. A recording method for use with a terminal apparatus comprising an insertion opening into which is insertable a first memory card being a copyright-protected memory card enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright unprotected contents and a second memory card being a copyright-unprotected memory card enabled to store only copyright unprotected contents, the first and second memory cards being substantially the same in shape, said recording method comprising the steps of:
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judging whether an inserted memory card is copyright-protected when a normal response is obtained within a predetermined period of time during an authorization process; if said first memory card is judged to be inserted prior to recording copyright-unprotected contents by a recording means, then said recording means temporarily records said copyright-unprotected contents to said first memory card for a predetermined period of time; if said second memory card is inserted into the insertion opening after said copyright-unprotected contents have been recorded to said first memory card by a controlling means, said controlling means automatically transfers the recorded copyright-unprotected contents from said first memory card to the inserted second memory card; and if an instruction is received to eject the first memory card prior to insertion of the second memory card, the controlling means causes erasure of the copyright-unprotected contents from the first memory card.
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17. A recording method, comprising:
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judging whether an inserted first memory card is enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright protected contents; recording copyright-unprotected contents to the first memory card when said first memory card is judged to be enabled to store both copyright protected contents and copyright unprotected contents; judging whether an inserted second memory card is enabled to store only copyright unprotected contents; automatically transferring the copyright-unprotected contents to the second memory card in response to judging said second memory card is enabled to store only copyright unprotected contents; and automatically erasing the copyright-unprotected contents from the first memory card in response to receiving an instruction to eject the first memory card.
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Specification