Transfer apparatus and recording control system using a transfer control method selected based on a transfer rate of data
US6839503B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2020/10833
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transfer apparatus for transferring data which achieves balancing in profit and loss between a proprietor of copyright and a user includes an instruction section for providing an instruction of a transfer rate, a transfer control section for variably using one of various 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 section in response to billing processing performed by a user of the transfer apparatus.
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