Patent ID: 7705894
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus comprising: holding unit configured to hold device state information which is updated according to use of the data processing apparatus and represents a use state of the apparatus, and device identification information unique to the apparatus; acquiring unit configured to acquire information associated with generation of recording data, which is different from the device state information, as recording information, in association with the recording data; generating unit configured to generate unique identification information of the recording data based on the device identification information, the device state information, and the recording information; recording unit configured to record a file including the recording data and the unique identification information generated by the generating unit in a recording medium; and updating unit configured to make, when contents of the recording data are changed in association with the file stored in the recording medium, the generating unit generate new unique identification information, and to record a file including the changed recording data and the new unique identification information in the recording medium, wherein when an edit operation for changing only attribute information described in a header of the file recorded in the recording medium is performed, updating of unique identification information by the updating unit is inhibited.