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Record carrier comprising encryption indication information

US7607024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 2004
Grant dateOct 20, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

A record carrier, recording device, read-out device and method is provided which provides a flexible security level to protect user data during transmission over a communication bus, also when the data is recorded on a record carrier such as a recordable optical disc. In accordance with the method, management information comprising encryption indication information indicating that user data stored in an associated sector of a record carrier, such as a recordable optical disk, is to be encrypted by a read-out device before being transmitted over a communication bus.

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