Content providing system, content providing method, content processing apparatus, and program therefor
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1. A content data processing method comprising the steps of:
- when content data is transmitted from a data provider, adding usage rule information prescribing a rule of usage of the content data to the content data and transmitting the content data with the usage rule information;
receiving the transmitted content data;
extracting the usage rule information from the received content data;
notifying a user of the content data of the extracted usage information;
restricting the operation of recording and/or reproducing the received content data, in accordance with the extracted usage rule information; and
when the usage rule information indicates that copying of the content data is permitted, recording the received content data in response to a process request signal input in accordance with the notified usage rule information.
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Abstract
A method for processing content data includes the steps of, when content data is transmitted from a data provider, adding usage rule information prescribing a rule of usage of the content data to the content data and transmitting the content data with the usage rule information; receiving the transmitted content data; extracting the usage rule information from the received content data; and notifying a user of the content data of the extracted usage information.
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1. A content data processing method comprising the steps of:
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when content data is transmitted from a data provider, adding usage rule information prescribing a rule of usage of the content data to the content data and transmitting the content data with the usage rule information; receiving the transmitted content data; extracting the usage rule information from the received content data; notifying a user of the content data of the extracted usage information; restricting the operation of recording and/or reproducing the received content data, in accordance with the extracted usage rule information; and when the usage rule information indicates that copying of the content data is permitted, recording the received content data in response to a process request signal input in accordance with the notified usage rule information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23)
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9. A content data providing apparatus for providing content data with usage rule information for a user content data processing apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit in which a plurality of content data are stored; a content managing unit for managing the usage rule information corresponding to the content data; an addition unit for adding the usage rule information to the content data; a transmitting unit for transmitting the content data with the usage rule information for notifying the usage rule information to a user of the user content data processing apparatus; a usage restriction unit for imposing usage restriction on the content data read from the storage unit, in accordance with the usage rule information; and a processing unit for, in response to receiving a signal indicating a request for release of usage restriction, authenticating a user of a content data to be transmitted and generating a signal for releasing the usage restriction depending on the authentication result. - View Dependent Claims (10, 24)
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11. A user content data processing apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit for receiving transmitted content data with usage rule information corresponding to the content data from a content data providing apparatus; an extractor for extracting the usage rule information from the content data with the usage rule information received by the communication unit; a display unit for notifying the extracted usage rule information to a user of the user content data processing apparatus, wherein the usage rule information includes information indicating whether copying of the content data is permitted, and when the usage rule information indicates that copying of the content data is permitted, the processing unit performs recording of the received content data in accordance with a process request signal input in accordance with the notified usage rule information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25)
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17. A content data providing method for providing content data with usage rule information for a user content data processing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of content data; managing the usage rule information corresponding to the content data; adding the usage rule information to the content data; transmitting the content data with the usage information for notifying the usage rule information to a user of the user content data processing apparatus; imposing usage restriction on the content data read from the storage unit, in accordance with the usage rule information; and authenticating a user of a content data to be transmitted and generating a signal for releasing the usage restriction depending on the authentication result in response to receiving a signal indicating a request for release of usage restriction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 26)
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19. A content data processing method comprising the steps of:
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receiving transmitted content data with usage rule information corresponding to the content data from a content data providing apparatus; extracting the usage rule information from the content data with the usage rule information; notifying the extracted usage rule information to a user; and recording of the received content data in accordance with a process request signal input in accordance with the notified usage rule information when the usage rule information indicates that copying of the content data is permitted, the usage rule information including information indicating whether copying of the content data is permitted. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 27)
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