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"Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System And Information Processing Method, And Program"

Abstract: An apparatus and method configured to identify the type of a content tobe copiedandperforma copyingprocessina sequence according to the result of identification is provided. In an information processing apparatus configured to perform the copying process for copying recorded data in an information recording medium to other media or the like, the type of the data recorded in the recording medium of a copy source is identified. More specifically, whether the type of the content to be copied is either a reproduction-pass-specific content which sets a reproduction pass corresponding to the information processing apparatus and causes the information processing apparatus to execute the reproduction according to the reproductionpass, ora content-code-appliedcontentwhich verifies the reproduction sequence to be executed in the reproducing apparatus and verifies whether the reproduction process is executed according to the correct reproduction sequence is discriminated, and an optimal sequence is applied on the basis of the result of discrimination, whereby the copying process is executed. In this configuration, a reliable copying process on the basis of the optimal process according to various data types is realized.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
11 June 2012
Publication Number
43/2015
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
ELECTRONICS
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 108-0075, JAPAN

Inventors

1. KENJIRO UEDA
C/O SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 108-0075, JAPAN
2. KAZUO YAMAMOTO
C/O SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1, KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 108-0075, JAPAN

Specification

Complete specification not filled due to lengthy specification

CLAIMS
1. An information processing apparatus comprising a
data processing unit configured to generate copy data of data
recorded in an information recording medium, wherein
the data processing unit
executes adatatypeidentificationprocess for recorded
data in the information recording medium,
discriminates whether or not the recorded data is a
content-code-appliedcontentincluding code informationwhich
causes a verification process for verifying a reproduction
process or a conversion process for converting reproduction
data to be executed at the time of data reproduction,
executes a generation process for generating the copy
data after the start of the reproduction process, if it is
determined to be the content-code-applied content, and
executes the generation process for generating the copy
data without executing the reproduction process, if the
recorded data is determined to be a non-content-code-applied
content which does not include the code information.
2. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 1, wherein
if the recorded data is determined to be the
content-code-applied content,
t h e d a t a p r o c e s s i n g u n i t e x e c u t e s t h e g e n e r a t i o n p r o c e s s
for generating the copy data after the data reproduction
process according to a prescribed sequence has started by
executing the verification process for verifying the
reproduction process or the conversion process for converting
the reproduction data applied with the code information.
3. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 2, wherein the data processing unit
starts the generation process for generating the copy
data on the condition that an instruction of execution of
copying is input within a data reproduction period after the
data reproduction process has started.
4. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 1, wherein the data processing unit
executes a process for verifying a directory
configuration of the recorded data in the information
recording medium and executing the process of determining
whether or not the recorded data is the content-code-applied
content.
5. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 4, wherein the verification of the directory
configuration is a process of confirming whether there exists
a specific directory, or whether a file exists in the specific
directory.
6. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 1, wherein
if the recordeddataintheinformation recordingmedium
is determined to be data encrypted by applying individual unit
keys on a unit to unit basis, the unit being segment data
corresponding to individual titles in the data type
identification process,
the data processing unit
acquires title information recorded in the copying
process information acquired from the information recording
medium or a management server, and
acquires a unit key corresponding to an acquired title
information, executes the decoding process on a unit to unit
basis usingthe acquiredunit key, andgeneratesthe copydata.
7. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 6, wherein the data processing unit
discriminates whether or not the recorded data in the
information recording medium is the
reproduction-pass-specific content for performing the
reproduction according to the reproduction pass selected
corresponding to the information processing apparatus in the
data type identification process, and
if the recorded data is determined to be the
reproduction-pass-specific content,
generates a segment key applied for decoding part of a
configuration data ofthe reproduction pass and generates the
copy data by the decoding process using the generated segment
key and the unit key.
8. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 7, wherein the data processing unit
acquires identification information for identifying a
play list which allows reproduction according to the
reproduction pass by a process applying a sequence key stored
in a memory of the information processing apparatus to a
sequence key block reproduced from the information recording
medium, reads out a play list file corresponding to the
reproduction pass by applying the acquired identification
information fromtheinformationrecordingmediumandexecutes
thedatareadingaccordingtothereproductionpassbyapplying
the play list.
9. The information processing apparatus according to
Claim 7 or 8, wherein the data processing unit
acquires a classification number by a process using the
sequence keystoredinthememoryoftheinformationprocessing
apparatus with respect to the sequence key block reproduced
from the information recording medium,
acquiresidentificationinformation foridentifyingthe
play list using the classification number, and
acquires a segment key corresponding to a specific
variation in the segment from a segment key file including an
encryption key obtainedby encryptingthe key for decodingthe
data according to the reproduction pass.
10. An information processing system comprising:
an information processing apparatus configured to
generate copydata of data recordedinaninformationrecording
medium; and
a management server configured to provide copy
authorization information with respect to the information
processing apparatus, wherein
the information recordingmediumis configuredto record
data encrypted by applying individual unit keys on a unit to
unit basis, the unit being segment data corresponding to
individual titles,
the management server
provides copying process information in which the
identification of the title is recorded to the information
processing apparatus according to the request from the
processing apparatus,
the information processing apparatus
executes adatatypeidentificationprocess for recorded
data in the information recording medium,
if the recorded data is determined to be data encrypted
by applying individual unit keys on a unit to unit basis, the
unit being a segment data corresponding to individual titles,
acquires title information recorded in the copying
process information acquired from the management server, and
acquires a unit key corresponding to the acquired title
information, and executes the decoding process on a unit to
unit basis using the acquired unit key.
11. An information processing method configured to
generate copydataof data recordedinaninformationrecording
medium in an information processing apparatus, wherein
a data processing unit of the information processing
apparatus
executes adatatypeidentificationprocess for recorded
data in the information recording medium,
discriminates whether or not the recorded data is a
content-code-appliedcontent including code informationwhich
causes a verification process for verifying a reproduction
process or a conversion process for converting reproduction
data to be executed at the time of data reproduction,
executes a generation process for generating the copy
non-content-code-applied content which does not include the
code information.
Dated this 11/6/2012

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