EP1016948A1
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Transfer apparatus and method, recording control system and method, recording apparatus and method
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1999-12-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-12-24
Abstract
Abstract A transfer apparatus for transferring data is disclosed which achieves balancing in profit and loss between a proprietor of copyright and a user. The transfer apparatus includes an instruction section for providing an instruction of a transfer rate, a transfer control section for variably using one of transfer control methods for data in response to the transfer rate of the instruction provided by the instruction section, and a billing control section for changing the transfer control method by the transfer control means in response to billing processing performed by a user of the transfer apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Jun C/O Sony Corporation Hirai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/40; H04L12/40052; H04L12/40104; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4627; G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/00086; G11B20/0021; G11B20/00217; G11B20/00224; G11B20/00413; G11B20/00681; G11B20/00688; G11B20/0071; G11B20/00731; G11B20/00746; G11B20/00753; G11B20/00768; G11B20/00884; H04L12/40117; G11B20/10; G11B2020/10833
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A transfer apparatus for transferring data,
comprising: instruction means for providing an instruction of a
transfer rate at which the data is to be transferred; transfer control means for variably using one of
transfer control methods for the data in response to the
transfer rate of the instruction provided by said
instruction means; and billing control means for changing the transfer
control method by said transfer control means in response
to billing processing performed by a user of said
transfer apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said transfer control means uses one of the
transfer control methods which has a higher degree of
strength of the copyright protection for the data to be
transferred as the transfer rate increases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
wherein the transfer control methods include a method
wherein transfer is inhibited.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3
further comprising encryption means for encrypting the
data, and wherein the transfer control methods include a
method wherein the encrypted data encrypted by said
encryption means is transferred and transfer of a key for
decryption of the encrypted data is controlled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A transfer apparatus according to any preceding claim,
further comprising addition means for adding, to the data,
information for controlling recording of the data onto a
medium, and wherein the transfer control methods include
a method wherein the recording control information to be
added to the data by said addition means is controlled.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein said billing control means cancels the inhibition
of transfer by the transfer control method in response to
the billing processing by the user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 4,
wherein said billing control means cancels the inhibition
of transfer of the key by the transfer control method in
response to the billing processing performed by the user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein said billing control means changes the recording
control information to be added to the data by the
transfer control method to information for permission of
recording of the data onto a medium in response to the
billing processing by the user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A transfer apparatus according to any preceding claim,
wherein said billing processing means changes the
transfer control method in response to charge information
of an object of the user onto which the charge
information is to be recorded.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A transfer apparatus according to any preceding claim,
wherein said billing processing means changes the
transfer control method in response to billing processing
by a billing system which is communicatable with said
transfer apparatus over a network and is capable of
performing billing processing for a predetermined user.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A transfer apparatus according to any preceding claim,
wherein, when said instruction means provides an
instruction which indicates a transfer rate equal to a
standard reproduction rate of the data, said transfer
control means uses one of the transfer control methods
which limits recording of the data onto a medium only to
the first generation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A transfer apparatus according to any preceding claim,
further comprising means for reading out the data from a
recording medium on which the data is recorded, and
wherein the transfer rate is determined in accordance
with a reading out rate of said reading out means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
A transfer apparatus according to any preceding claim,
further comprising means for reading out compressed data
from a recording medium on which the data is recorded in
a compressed condition, and wherein, even if a reading
out rate of said reading out means is a standard rate,
the transfer rate is substantially higher than the
standard rate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein said addition means adds the recording control
information as an electronic watermark to the data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A transfer apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein said transfer control means transfers the data as
analog data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
119 words
A recording control system wherein data is
transferred and the transferred data is received and
recorded onto a medium, comprising: instruction means for providing an instruction of a
transfer rate at which the data is to be transferred; transfer control means for variably using one of
transfer control methods for the data in response to the
transfer rate of the instruction provided by said
instruction means; billing control means for changing the transfer
control method by said transfer control means in response
to billing processing performed by a user of said
transfer apparatus; and recording control means for controlling recording
of the data onto the medium in response to a reception
rate at which the transferred data is received.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
A recording control system according to claim
16, further comprising encryption means for encrypting
the data, and wherein, when the transfer rate is higher
than a standard reproduction rate of the data, said
transfer control means transfers the encrypted data
encrypted by said encryption means and key data to be
used for decrypting the encrypted data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
A recording control system according to claim 16 or
17, further comprising decryption means for decrypting
the encrypted data with the key data received from said
transfer control means, and wherein said recording
control means records the decrypted data onto the medium.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
53 words
A recording control system according to claim
16, 17 or 18, further comprising addition means for adding, to the
data, recording control information for controlling
recording of the data onto the medium, and wherein said
transfer control means transfers the data to which the
recording control information is added by said addition
means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
62 words
A recording control system according to claim
19, further comprising compression means for compressing
the received data, and detection means for detecting the
recording control information added by said addition
means from the received data, and wherein said recording
control means controls recording of the compressed data
onto the medium in response to the recording control
information detected by said detection means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
47 words
A recording control system according to claim
20, further comprising rewriting means for rewriting the
recording control information to be added to the received
data, and wherein said recording control means records
the data, whose recording control information is
rewritten by said rewriting means, onto the medium.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
77 words
A transfer apparatus for transferring data
through an interface, comprising: instruction means for providing an instruction of
an interface to be used; transfer control means for variably using one of
transfer control methods for the data in response to the
interface of the instruction provided by said instruction
means; and billing control means for changing the transfer
control method by said transfer control means in response
to billing processing performed by a user of said
transfer apparatus.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
114 words
A recording control system wherein data is
transferred through an interface and the transferred data
is received and recorded onto a medium, comprising: instruction means for providing an instruction of
an interface to be used; transfer control means for variably using one of
transfer control methods for the data in response to the
interface of the instruction provided by said instruction
means; billing control means for changing the transfer
control method by said transfer control means in response
to billing processing performed by a user of said
transfer apparatus; and recording control means for controlling recording
of the data onto the medium in response to the interface
through which the transferred data is received.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
59 words
A transfer method for transferring data,
comprising the steps of: providing an instruction of a transfer rate at
which the data is to be transferred; variably using one of transfer control methods for
the data in response to the transfer rate of the
instruction; and changing the transfer control method in response to
billing processing performed by a user.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
93 words
A recording control method wherein data is
transferred and the transferred data is received and
recorded onto a medium, comprising the steps of: providing an instruction of a transfer rate at
which the data is to be transferred; variably using one of transfer control methods for
the data in response to the transfer rate of the
instruction; changing the transfer control method in response to
billing processing performed by a user; and controlling recording of the data onto the medium
in response to a reception rate at which the transferred
data is received.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
A transfer method for transferring data
through an interface, comprising the steps of: providing an instruction of an interface to be
used; using one of transfer control methods for the data
in response to the interface of the instruction; and changing the transfer control method in response to
billing processing performed by a user.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
88 words
A recording control method wherein data is
transferred through an interface and the transferred data
is received and recorded onto a medium, comprising the
steps of: providing an instruction of an interface to be
used; variably using one of transfer control methods for
the data in response to the interface of the instruction; changing the transfer control method in response to
billing processing performed by a user; and controlling recording of the data onto the medium
in response to the interface through which the
transferred data is received.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
73 words
A recording apparatus wherein data is received
and the received data is recorded onto a recording medium,
comprising: reception means for receiving the data; and recording control means for controlling recording
of the data onto the medium in response to a reception
rate at which the transferred data is received by said
reception means; the recording control by said recording control
means being variable in response to billing processing
performed by a user.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
58 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 28,
wherein said reception means receives encrypted data and
key data to be used for decryption of the encrypted data,
said recording apparatus further comprising decryption
means for decrypting the encrypted data with the key data
received by said reception means, said recording control
means recording the decrypted data onto the medium.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
82 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 28 or 29,
wherein said reception means receives the data to which
recording control information for controlling recording
of the data onto the medium is added, said recording
apparatus further comprising compression means for
compressing the received data, and detection means for
detecting the recording control information from the
received data, said recording control means controlling
recording of the compressed data onto the medium in
response to the recording control information detected by
said detection means.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
46 words
A recording apparatus according to claim 30,
further comprising rewriting means for rewriting the
recording control information to be added to the received
data, and wherein said recording control means records
the data, whose recording control information is
rewritten by said rewriting means, onto the medium.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
59 words
A recording method wherein data is received
and the received data is recorded onto a recording medium,
comprising the steps of: receiving the data; controlling recording of the data onto the medium
in response to a reception rate at which the transferred
data is received; and varying the recording control in response to
billing processing performed by a user.
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