Method, apparatus, and recording medium for recording multimedia content
First Claim
1. A method for recording a multimedia content item, on a non-transitory, removable recording medium, the method comprising:
- retrieving a content limitation indicator specifying an age rating from the non-transitory, removable recording medium;
retrieving an age rating associated with the multimedia content item;
comparing the retrieved age rating associated with the multimedia content item with the retrieved content limitation indicator on the non-transitory, removable recording medium; and
recording the multimedia content item on the non-transitory, removable recording medium if the retrieved age rating associated with the multimedia content item fulfills limitations specified by the content limitation indicator.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for recording multimedia content, which allow a controlled access to the multimedia content. According to the invention, the recording medium for recording multimedia content has a content limitation indicator for indicating which multimedia content is allowed to be recorded on the recording medium, which specifies an age rating for the multimedia content. A recording apparatus compares the multimedia content to be recorded with the limitations specified by the content limitation indicator prior to recording the multimedia content on the recording medium.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for recording a multimedia content item, on a non-transitory, removable recording medium, the method comprising:
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retrieving a content limitation indicator specifying an age rating from the non-transitory, removable recording medium; retrieving an age rating associated with the multimedia content item; comparing the retrieved age rating associated with the multimedia content item with the retrieved content limitation indicator on the non-transitory, removable recording medium; and recording the multimedia content item on the non-transitory, removable recording medium if the retrieved age rating associated with the multimedia content item fulfills limitations specified by the content limitation indicator. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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2. An apparatus for recording a multimedia content item on a non-transitory, removable recording medium, having:
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a verification unit configured; to retrieve a content limitation indicator specifying an age rating from the non-transitory, removable recording medium; to retrieve an age rating associated with the multimedia content item; and to compare the retrieved age rating associated with the multimedia content item with the retrieved content limitation indicator; and a recording device configured to record the multimedia content item on the non-transitory, removable recording medium if the retrieved age rating associated with the multimedia content item fulfills limitations specified by the content limitation indicator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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