Patent ID: 6510502
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A63F,G06F,G11B

Abstract:
An information processing device comprising:first storage means storing first identification information that is individual to said information processing device; an interface apparatus via which an information recording medium is connectable or mountable, wherein said information recording medium is recorded with a software content and allocated with second identification information that is individual to said information recording medium; and second storage means which is adpated to store a license information provided by a licenser of said software content, said license information including information defining a licensed condition, in accordance with which the software content is executed on the information processing device, in association with said first and second indentification information; wherein the sofware content is executed on said information processing device in accordance with said licensed condition when both of said first and second identification information are found in said license information; or wherein the software content is executed on said information processing device with a restriction in which partial functions of said software content are restricted when at least one of said first and second identification information is not found in said license information.