Patent ID: 7339104

Claim:
A recording/reproducing apparatus which is connected to a communication apparatus that communicates with an attribute information providing server that provides attribute information including text information and image information on a reproducing medium on demand and records music composition data reproduced from the reproducing medium on a recording medium, comprising: identification information acquiring means for acquiring identification information for identifying the reproducing medium from the reproducing medium as the reproduction target; identification information transmitting means for transmitting the identification information acquired by said identification information acquiring means to said communication apparatus in order for said communication apparatus to receive a supply of attribute information from said attribute information providing server in connection with a reproducing/recording operation of recording the music composition data reproduced from the reproducing medium on the recording medium; deciding means for deciding whether attribute information is recorded on the reproducing medium or not; transmission controlling means for suppressing, when said deciding means decides that attribute information is recorded, the transmission of identification information by said identification information transmitting means; attribute information acquiring means for acquiring, when said transmission controlling means suppresses the transmission of the identification information by said identification information transmitting means, the attribute information recorded on the reproducing medium; and recording means for recording the attribute information acquired by said attribute information acquiring means together with music composition data to be recorded on a recording medium.