Patent ID: 7860947
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A downloading method, comprising: a readout step of reading out program information, from a recording medium having a first storage region wherein the program information describes a procedure for executing a process for establishing a connection to a predetermined server over a predetermined communication network and downloading data from the connected server is stored, a second storage region into which the data is written, and a third storage region having an ID unique to said recording medium stored therein, the ID identifying at least the type of medium on which the medium ID is stored; an access step of accessing said server in accordance with the read out program information; an acquiring step of acquiring a list of selectable content data selected by the server based on the medium ID identified by the server, the content data are divided into two types, a first of the two types includes content data to which some playback limitation in regard to the number of times of playback is applied, a second of the two types includes content data to which no playback limitation is applied; a transferring step of transferring the list of content data selected in accordance with the identified type of medium; a download step of downloading required data from said server accessed in accordance with the read out program information; and a storage control step of storing the data acquired by the downloading into said second storage area of said storage medium, wherein the list of selectable content data includes content data names and prices of the content data.