Recording and reproducing apparatus and file transfer method
First Claim
1. A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a recorder configured to store a content file;
an interface configured to conduct communication with an external device on a network; and
a controller configured to;
upon receipt of the content file with copy control information, record the content file in the recorder by adding thereto identification information requesting transfer upon determination that a round-trip response time to a destination is not longer than a predetermined time;
upon receipt of an instruction for transfer of the content file to the external device, determine whether the external device has a capability to determine a round-trip response time;
when the external device has no function of measuring and determining a round-trip response time, rewrite the copy control information to “
No copy”
; and
if the external device has the capability, transfer the content file to a storage area of the external device, after determining that a round-trip response time to the external device is not longer than the predetermined time.
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Abstract
A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a file recorder, an interface, and controller which, upon receipt of content file with copy control information, records the content file in the recorder by adding thereto identification information M requesting transfer upon confirmation that a round-trip response time to a destination is not longer than a predetermined time, so that upon receipt of an instruction for transfer of the content file to an external device on the network, the controller determines whether the external device has a function of measuring and determining the round-trip response time to the destination, and in the case where the external device has function of measuring and determining the round-trip response time to the destination, transfers the content file to storage area of the external device, after measuring the round-trip response time and confirming that the measurement is not longer than predetermined time.
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18 Claims
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1. A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a recorder configured to store a content file; an interface configured to conduct communication with an external device on a network; and a controller configured to; upon receipt of the content file with copy control information, record the content file in the recorder by adding thereto identification information requesting transfer upon determination that a round-trip response time to a destination is not longer than a predetermined time; upon receipt of an instruction for transfer of the content file to the external device, determine whether the external device has a capability to determine a round-trip response time; when the external device has no function of measuring and determining a round-trip response time, rewrite the copy control information to “
No copy”
; andif the external device has the capability, transfer the content file to a storage area of the external device, after determining that a round-trip response time to the external device is not longer than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A file transfer method in which a content file is transferred to an external device on a network in a recording and reproducing apparatus having a recording area and an interface, the method comprising:
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receiving the content file with copy control information; adding identification information requesting transfer after determination that a round-trip response time to a destination is not longer than a predetermined time; recording the content file in the recording area; determining, upon receipt of an instruction to transfer the content file to the external device on the network, whether the external device has a capability to determine a round-trip response time; when the external device has no function of measuring and determining a round-trip response time, rewriting the copy control information to “
No copy”
; andif the external device has the capability, transferring the content file to a storage area of the external device, after determining that a round-trip response time to the external device is not longer than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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