Content reproducing device and content reproducing method

US9106797B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106797-B2
Application numberUS-201213425605-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 21, 2012
Priority dateAug 20, 2004
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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When a secure counter malfunction detection unit 212 deters a malfunction in a secure counter 211 , a content playability judgment unit 206 performs a content playability judgment based on information managed by a malfunctioning-state playback processing management unit 214 . The malfunctioning-state playback processing management unit 214 stores a malfunctioning-state playback condition composed of information such as a playback count and a playback time. The content playability judgment unit 206 judges that content is playable when the malfunctioning-state playback condition is met, and a content playback unit 210 splays the content.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A content playback apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit operable to acquire usage permission information including a usable time period for which content is usable; a measurement unit operable to measure time; a malfunction detection unit operable to detect a malfunction of the measurement unit; a request unit operable to, when the malfunction detection unit detects the malfunction, issue a request to a permission server apparatus that permi…

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What does patent US9106797B2 cover?
When a secure counter malfunction detection unit 212 deters a malfunction in a secure counter 211 , a content playability judgment unit 206 performs a content playability judgment based on information managed by a malfunctioning-state playback processing management unit 214 . The malfunctioning-state playback processing management unit 214 stores a malfunctioning-state playback conditio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Okamoto Ryuichi, Nakahara Tohru, Miura Kouji, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N7/1675. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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