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Information recording medium, information recording apparatus and information reproduction apparatus for the same

US7196994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2003
Grant dateMar 27, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1403
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical disk is provided that disables reproduction of sub-information even if the sub-information as a contents encryption key is recorded entirely onto another optical disk. Sub-information is recorded on the optical disk by deforming a recording mark slightly in accordance with a pseudo random number sequence that is obtained using as an initial value medium ID that is read out medium inherent information. This allows sub-information inherent in a medium to be recorded, and even if the sub-information is duplicated entirely to another optical disk, the illegally duplicated sub-information cannot be reproduced because of a difference in initial value of a pseudo random number sequence between media.

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