Patent · US Expired

Optical disc, recording device, and recording device

US7023779B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2001
Grant dateApr 4, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/284
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical disc storing a copyrighted digital product has a data area in which N processed parts are provided in order to certify that the stored digital product is an original one. A BCA provided on the optical disc stores judgment criteria information as well as N pieces of physical feature information. The judgment criteria information includes a numeric value N being the total number of processed parts, and a numeric value M being an integer between 0 and N inclusive and representing the security level to be assured for the digital data stored. When a numeric value P being the total number of processed parts in a normal state exceeds the numeric value M, a reproduction device reproduces the optical disc. When the numeric value P falls short of the numeric value M, the reproduction device does not reproduce the optical disc.

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