Receiver, program recording controller, program recording control method and program recording system
US8260116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2005/91364
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the receiver of the invention includes an output unit to output program data to a recording appliance so as to record a copyright-protected service, a first copyright protective mechanism and a second copyright protective mechanism to protect copyright. The receiver further includes a system manager to detect whether or not a copyright protective mechanism of a recording appliance connected to the output unit is present and switch over between the first and second copyright protective mechanisms in accordance with the detection result to output the program data to the output unit.
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