Information service method, information service unit, recording or reproducing controlling method, and recording and/or reproducing unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8972302
APP PUB NO 20100180125A1
SERIAL NO

12731184

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Unique identification information is prerecorded on a disc. The identification information is registered to a server along with user's license when he or she buys the disc. When an terminal unit reproduces data from the disc, identification information is read and transmitted to the server through the Internet. The server creates a key that controls to reproduce data from the disc in accordance with the license identified by the identification information and transmits the key to the terminal unit along with the user's license information for the disc. The terminal unit controls to reproduce contents of the disc in accordance with key and license information transmitted from the server. The license for each disc is managed in accordance with the identification information. Thus, different services can be provided for individual discs.

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SONY CORPORATION1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 108-0075

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furukawa, Shunsuke Tokyo, JP 80 775
Inoue, Akiko Saitama, JP 75 618
Kanada, Yoriaki Kanagawa, JP 26 91
Kijima, Kaoru Tokyo, JP 64 368
Nakajima, Koichi Chiba, JP 91 569
Saito, Akiya Kanagawa, JP 40 119
Sako, Yoichiro Tokyo, JP 702 12171
Shibasaki, Etsuo Tokyo, JP 12 31

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