Patent ID: 7441276
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of restricting a content processing when second content is added to first content, comprising the steps of: recognizing first restriction information added to said first content; recognizing second restriction information added to said second content; and restricting a processing to combine said second content with said first content based on recognized said first and second restriction information; and storing the first content in a storage device; wherein at least one of said first content and said second content further includes information indicating an attribute of the content and including at least one of an ID, a keyword, a data format, a type, a category, and a genre specific to the content, when at least one of said first restriction information and said second restriction information includes a condition on said attribute of content to be combined in simultaneous, combined use with other content, in said step of restricting, all said included conditions on the attribute of said content to be combined are extracted from said first restriction information and said second restriction information, and unless said first content and said second content satisfy all said extracted conditions, a processing to add said second content to said first content is restricted, and when said second restriction information includes information restricting at least one of a processing for modification of scale size with respect to said second content, a rotation processing, a reversal processing, an entire-image display processing, a color change processing, a time limit of use, a processing for modification of a relative position, and a reproduction control processing in simultaneous, combined use with said first content, in said step of restricting, a processing in adding said second content to said first content is restricted based on said second restriction information.