Patent ID: 8041185
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing device, characterized by comprising a processor for implementing: judging means for judging whether restriction on recording is imposed on a program which a user desires to watch and/or listen to; analyzing means for analyzing the restriction if it is judged by said judging means that the restriction on recording is imposed on the program; and display control means for controlling a display to display on a screen a message concerning an analysis result of said analyzing means, said analyzing is based on whether the type of content included in the program is digital television content, digital audio content, or digital data content, and said analyzing is further based on the format of the content included in the program, each possible format of the content being cross-referenced to a plurality of copy control types and a plurality of digital recording control data, such that for each of digital television content, digital audio content, and digital data content there are at least three formats and each format of each type of content is cross-referenced to a plurality of copy control types and a plurality of digital recording control data, for each copy control type there are a plurality of digital recording control data flags, at least one combination of copy control data and digital recording control data flag being associated with at least two copy management systems such that the copy management systems are applied to respective content formats.