Patent ID: 6141685
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A digital information supply and management system comprising a supply unit, a management unit, and a terminal unit, in which digital information including digital video and audio information is supplied from the supply unit to the terminal unit, and the management unit manages utilization of the digital information in the terminal unit;said supply unit comprising:digital information generating means for generating the digital information;management information generating means for generating management information for the digital information, said management information comprising a header part and a detailed information part, said header part including a digital information division information part relating to division of said digital information into plural sub-areas, said detailed information part including a digital information operation management information part relating to the contents of an operation to the digital information; andinformation synthesis means for synthesizing the digital information and the management information to generate synthetic information;said management unit comprising:accumulating means for receiving reported contents from the terminal unit;said terminal unit comprising:receiving means for receiving the synthetic information supplied from the supply unit;management information separating means for separating the management information from the synthetic information;management information processing means for processing the management information;report contents storage means for storing contents to be reported to the management unit, corresponding to the management information; andoperating means for accepting an operation by a user to the digital information.