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Optical disk, optical recorder, optical reproducer, cryptocommunication system and program license system

US6301569A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1999
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2562
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for recording information on an optical disk having first and second recording areas, which device can record information using a first modulation method into a first recording area, read disk identification information recorded by a second modulation method in a second recording area, encrypt information using both a cipher key and disk identification information unique to the optical disk, and permit recording of such encrypted information after confirming the content of a recording permission code in an input signal for recording.

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