Patent ID: 7916595
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A reproducing apparatus which reproduces information, comprising: a reproducing unit which reads information including recording medium identifier information, a first content recorded on a recording medium; a reproducing signal processing circuit which reproduces the information read by the reproducing unit; a memory which stores a plurality of recording medium identifier information sets which have ever been processed by the reproducing signal processing circuit; and a controller which controls the reproducing apparatus; wherein the controller can obtain information including a second content from an external device via a network; wherein the recording medium identifier information includes an ID unique to the recording medium; wherein the controller permits reproduction of the second content when the recording medium identifier information stored in the memory satisfies a predetermined requirement; wherein the first content can be reproduced whether or not the recording medium identifier information satisfies the predetermined requirement, and wherein the predetermined requirement includes a number of the recording medium identifier information sets, stored in the memory, that are required to reproduce the second content.