Patent ID: 8090764

Claim:
A first communication apparatus comprising: storing means separate from an optical disc for storing optical disc identification data for identifying the optical disc and content data in association with the optical disc identification data, the content data comprising audio data, video data and/or game data associated with said optical disc; receiving means for receiving the optical disc identification data held on said optical disc, said optical disc identification data being transmitted from a second communication apparatus based on an address retained on said optical disc, wherein the second communication apparatus is at a same location as a location of the optical disc; judging means for making a judgment whether said optical disc is legitimate based on said optical disc identification data received by said receiving means; searching means for searching through said storing means for the content data corresponding to said optical disc based on said optical disc identification data; transmitting means for transmitting said content data to said second communication apparatus in accordance with the judgment by said judging means; wherein said optical disc identification data is image data; retrieving means for retrieving information about an address on a network and storage medium identification data for identifying said optical disc, from said optical disc which stores the address information and said storage medium identification data and which has a recording area on which content data comprising audio data, video data and/or game data are to be recorded; judging means for making a judgment whether said optical disc is legitimate based on said storage medium identification data retrieved by said retrieving means; recording means which, based on said address information retrieved by said retrieving means, accesses said second communication apparatus which stores the content data comprising audio data, video data and/or game data corresponding to said optical disc, said recording means further recording on said recording area of said optical disc the content data transmitted from said second communication apparatus, wherein the recording means is at a same location as a location of the optical disc; controlling means for controlling said recording means in accordance with the judgment, wherein said recording means further comprises: accessing means which, based on said address information retrieved by said retrieving means, accesses said second communication apparatus which stores the content data corresponding to optical disc; and downloading means for recording to said recording area of said optical disc the content data transmitted from said second communication apparatus; and wherein said controlling means inhibits access to said second communication apparatus by said accessing means depending on the judgment by said judging means.