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EP0634741A1
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Recording medium, method of controlling same, and system utilizing electronic publications
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1994-06-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-06-09
Abstract
Abstract An optical disk is divided into a plurality of sections at least one of which (a first section 12) is made a section (formatted in MS-DOS, for example) having a format different from the logical format of a CD-ROM. Publication data is optically recorded in at least one section (a second section 13) of the sections other than the first section in accordance with the CD-ROM logical format. A CD-ROM utilization tool that utilizes publication data in the CD-ROM logical format and a CD-ROM emulator for converting a request for access to the CD-ROM logical section issued by the CD-ROM utilization tool to a request for access to the optical disk are recorded in the first section. As a result, publication data, in accordance with a CD-ROM logical format, accumulated in the realm of CD-ROM electronic publications, a tool for creating and converting this data and a CD-ROM utilization tool can be put to use without being wasted.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru C/O Fujitsu Limited Nakahara
- 👤 Kazuo C/O Fujitsu Limited Nakashima
- 👤 Kenichi C/O Fujitsu Limited Utsumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:34
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/06; G06F3/0601; G06F3/0602; G06F3/0604; G06F3/0605; G06F3/0626; G06F3/0628; G06F3/0638; G06F3/0655; G06F3/0659; G06F3/0661; G06F3/0668; G06F3/0671; G06F3/0673; G06F3/0674; G06F3/0677; G06F3/068; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/0021; G11B20/00217; G11B20/00253; G11B20/00326; G11B20/00347; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1217; G11B20/1252; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G06F2211/00; G06F2211/007; G11B2020/1259; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/211; G11B2220/213; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2525; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A recording medium for storing data with a predetermined physical format comprising: a first section for storing software; a second section for storing a publication data converted to the predetermined physical format from an original physical format; and wherein said first section has an area for storing software, said software for converting a command for reading the publication data in accordance with the original physical format to a command for reading the publication data from said second section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording medium according claim 1, wherein said publication data is stored in the second section while maintaining an original logical format.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A recording medium according claim 1, wherein the recording medium is an optical disk medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A recording medium according claim 1, wherein the original physical format is CD-ROM physical format.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
95 words
A recording medium for storing data with a predetermined physical format comprising: a first section for storing software; a second section for storing a publication data converted to the predetermined physical format from an original physical format; and wherein said first section has areas for storing first software and second software, said first software for reading the publication data in accordance with the original physical format, said second software for converting a command for reading the publication data issued by the first software to a command for reading the publication data from said second section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording medium according claim 5, wherein said publication data is stored in the second section while maintaining an original logical format.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A recording medium according to claims 5, wherein the recording medium for storing data is an optical disk medium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A recording medium according to claims 5, wherein the original physical format is CD-ROM physical format.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said second software converts a number of machine type specified by the command issued by the first software into a number of other machine type which designates a machine to be accessed actually.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A recording medium according to claims 5, wherein said second software converts a read-out starting block number and a read-out block count in the command issued by the first software into a read-out starting block number and a read-out block count in the command in accordance with the predetermined physical format.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the length of the block in the predetermined physical format is different from the length of the block in the original physical format.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A recording medium according to claims 5, wherein the recording medium is an optical disk medium having a rewritable RAM section and a read-only ROM section, said ROM section for storing data in the form of pits created by stamping; and wherein said first section is provided on the RAM section and said second section is provided on the ROM section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An optical recording medium for storing data with a predetermined physical format comprising: a section for storing a publication data converted to the predetermined physical format from a CD-ROM physical format.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An optical recording medium according to claim 13, wherein said section is provided on a read-only ROM section of the optical recording medium, and said ROM section stores said publication data in the form of pits created by stamping.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical recording medium according claim 13, wherein said publication data is stored in the section while maintaining an original logical format.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said publication data is encrypted and the encrypted publication data is stored in said second section.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
A recording medium according to claim 16, wherein the publication data with the predetermined physical format is divided into a plurality of block units of the recording medium and the block units of publication data are stored in said second section by interchanging the order thereof whereby the publication data is encrypted.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
A recording medium according to claim 16, wherein the publication data with the predetermined physical format is encrypted, the encrypted data is divided into a plurality of block units of the recording medium, and the block units of encrypted publication data are recorded in said second section by interchanging the order thereof whereby the publication data is encrypted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A recording medium according to claim 16, further comprising a recording area for recording data specifying an encryption method of the publication data in the second section.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A recording medium according to claim 16, wherein said first section has an area for decrypting software for decrypting the encrypted and recorded publication data to its original form.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
A recording medium according to claim 16, wherein the recording medium has an encryption-method recording area for recording data specifying an encryption-method of the publication data, and first section has a plurality of areas for items of decrypting software.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The recording medium according to claim 21, wherein said encryption-method recording area is provided at a location inaccessible to a user.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
134 words
A method for processing publication data in an electronic publication system, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a recording medium for storing data with a predetermined physical format, (b) providing publication data converted to the predetermined physical format from an original physical format; (c) providing a first software for reading the publication data in accordance with the original physical format and a second software for converting a command for reading the publication data issued by the first software to a command for reading the publication data from the recording medium; (d) converting a command for reading the publication data issued by said first software to a command for reading the publication data from the recording medium by using the second software; and (e) reading publication data from the recording medium using the converted command.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for processing publication data in an electronic publication system according claim 23, wherein said publication data is stored in the recording medium while maintaining an original logical format.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 23, wherein the recording medium is an optical disk medium.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 23, wherein the predetermined physical format is CD-ROM physical format.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method according to claim 23, wherein said second software converts a read-out starting block number and a read-out block count in the command issued by the first software into a read-out starting block number and a read-out block count in the command in accordance with the predetermined physical format.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 25, wherein said publication data is provided on the optical disk medium in the form of pits created by stamping.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method according to claim 23, further comprising the steps of: encrypting the publication data and providing the encrypted publication data on the recording medium; providing decrypting software for decrypting the encrypted publication data to its original form; and decrypting the encrypted publication data, which has been read from the recording medium, by said decrypting software.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method according to claim 29, further comprising the steps of: providing the recording medium with an area for recording data specifying an encryption method of the publication data; providing the data specifying the encryption method in said area; and reading the data and decrypting the encrypted publication data read from the recording medium using a decrypting software which conforms to the encryption method specified by said data.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
50 words
A recording medium which is an optical disk medium comprising; a first area in which encrypted information is stored; and a second area in which data necessary for decrypting the encrypted information is stored, wherein information is recorded in the second area in the form of pits created by stamping.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
46 words
The recording medium according to claim 31, comprising; a RAM area in which information is rewritable; and a read-only ROM area in which information is recorded in the form of pits created by stamping, wherein the ROM area is provided with said first and second area.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
78 words
A method for processing publication data in an electronic publication system, the publication data being provided on a recording medium which is an optical disk, comprising the steps of; providing encrypted information on the optical disk; providing data which is necessary for decrypting said encrypted information on the optical disk; providing decrypting software for decrypting said encrypted information; and decrypting said encrypted information, which has been read from the recording medium, by said decrypting software using said data.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of for processing publication data in an electronic publication system, the publication data being provided on a recording medium which is an optical disk, comprising the steps of; providing encrypted information in a recording area of an optical disk; providing data which is necessary for decrypting said encrypted information on an area where read-only information is recorded in the form of pits created by stamping; determining whether the data necessary for decrypting the encrypted information is present in a read-only area when said encrypted information is decrypted; and refraining from executing decrypting if said data is not present in the read-only area, and executing decrypting if said data is present in the read-only area.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
139 words
A system utilizing electronic publication, comprising; a recording medium for storing publication data converted to a predetermined physical format from an original physical format; first storage means for storing a first software for reading the publication data with the predetermined physical format; second storage means for storing a second software for converting a command for reading the publication data issued by the first software to a command for reading the publication data from the recording medium; a drive for reading the publication data from the recording medium based upon the converted command; and a processing unit for storing the first and second software read from the first and second storage means, issuing the command for reading the publication data by the first software, and converting the command to a command for reading the publication data from the recording medium.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
103 words
A system according claim 35, further comprising: a control panel for entering data for the purpose of utilizing the publication data that has been stored on the recording medium; and a display unit for displaying the publication data read from the recording medium; and wherein the processing unit issues the command for reading the publication data based upon the data entered from the control panel, converts the command to a command for reading the publication data from the recording medium, enters the latter command to the drive, and enters publication data which has been read from the recording medium, in the display unit.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system utilizing electronic publication according to claim 35, wherein said publication data is stored in the recording medium while maintaining an original logical format.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system utilizing electronic publication according to claim 35, wherein the recording medium is an optical disk medium.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system utilizing electronic publication according to claim 35, wherein the predetermined physical format is CD-ROM physical format.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system utilizing electronic publication according to claim 35, wherein said recording medium has a first section for storing the first software as said first storage means and a second section for storing the publication data.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system utilizing electronic publication according to claim 35, wherein said recording medium has a first section for storing the second software as said second storage means and a second section for storing the publication data.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system according to claim 35, wherein said second software converts a read-out starting block number and a read-out block count in the command issued by the first software into a read-out starting block number and a read-out block count in the command in accordance with the predetermined physical format.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
86 words
The system according to claim 36, wherein said publication data is recorded on the second section of the recording medium upon being encrypted, decrypting software for decrypting said encrypted publication data to its original form is stored on the first section of the recording medium, and said processing unit reads and stores the decrypting software, decrypts the encrypted publication data, which has been read from the second section of the recording medium, by said decrypting software, and enters the decrypted publication data in said display unit.
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