Patent ID: 6754548
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: G06F,G11B,G11C

Abstract:
A reproducing device having reproducing limiting function, comprising:reproducing limitation information detecting means for detecting reproducing limitation information from contents data stored in a prescribed recording medium, having said reproducing limitation information that is composed of a reproducible time of period, the number of reproducible times and the number of reproduced times and reproducing data; reproducing instructing means for instructing the reproducing device to reproduce said reproducing data; updating means, in the case where said reproducible period of time has been detected by said reproducing limitation information detecting means, if a reproducing instruction is given from said reproducing instructing means, for incrementing and updating said number of reproduced times according to the above instruction; and reproducing means, in the case where said reproducible period of time has been detected by said reproducing limitation information detecting means, if a reproducing instruction is given from said reproducing instructing means, if said number of reproduced times is within the range of said number of reproducible times, for reproducing said reproducing data according to said instruction; wherein when said reproducing means reproduces said reproducing data although said number of reproduced times is over said number of reproducible times, it limits the above reproducing data to be reproduced only for a predetermined period of time.