JP2012155833A - Information reproduction device and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience to a user and to prevent a content from being illegally copied from a recording medium such as a content DVD and a content BD.SOLUTION: An information reproduction device includes information notification means of notifying a content providing device having a plurality of contents of content identification information for identifying a first content and reception device identification information for identifying a reception device which receives a second content associated with the first content; content identification information acquisition means of acquiring the content identification information which cannot be optionally rewritten by a user; reception device identification information acquisition means of acquiring the reception device identification information which can be optionally rewritten by the user; and illegal copy preventing means of preventing the second content specified based upon the content identification information and reception device identification information from being illegally copied to a device other than the reception device identified with the reception device identification information.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information reproducing apparatus, a content recording medium, a content providing system, a content providing method, and a control program, and more particularly to a content providing technique for providing content via a communication network such as the Internet.

  Information reproducing apparatuses such as DVD recorders, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) built-in DVD recorders, HDD recorders, BD recorders, and HDD built-in BD recorders record contents such as television programs and reproduce the recorded contents.

  Such an information reproducing apparatus can copy the recorded content to a mobile device such as a mobile phone. If the user carries the mobile device, the user can view the content copied from the information reproducing device to the mobile device at his favorite place when he / she likes it.

  In recent years, content has been copied from a content DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or content BD (Blu-ray Disc; registered trademark) in which content such as a movie is recorded to a mobile device, and content such as a content DVD has been copied using the mobile device. There is a need to make it viewable. This is because portable devices capable of reproducing images have been provided along with the enhancement of functions of portable devices.

  The most important thing in realizing such needs is how to prevent content recorded on a content DVD or content BD from being illegally copied to a portable device for free. This is because unauthorized copying from a content DVD or content BD causes a very large problem such as infringement of copyright or a decrease in sales of the content DVD or content BD.

  As a means for preventing unauthorized copying from a music CD (Compact Disk), for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-260260 uses music identification disc numbers that are added to music CD discs to provide content. A content providing method for preventing unauthorized copying from a CD has been proposed.

  In this content providing method, when recording music data on a music CD, a unique identification number is added to the music CD for each disc. When the user purchases the recording medium, the registration process is performed via the network, and the identification number is sent to the management server of the content provider.

  The management server uses this identification number to create a list indicating which musical piece is held for each user. Then, the music held by each user is permitted to be played on the user's portable digital audio device, or downloaded to the device for free or at a low charge.

  When a user purchases a music CD and completes the registration process, the music CD can be distributed and the music data from the music CD must be copied to use a portable digital audio device. Disappears.

  In this way, the opportunity for the user to copy music from the music CD to the portable device is reduced, and by doing so, unauthorized copying from the music CD can be prevented.

  Even in the information reproducing apparatus described above, by using the content providing method described in Patent Document 1, a person who can copy the content recorded on the content DVD or the content BD to a portable device can be used. It can be limited only to users who purchased the product.

  That is, since illegal copying of the content DVD and the content BD can be prevented, the need to be able to view content such as the content DVD using a portable device can be realized.

JP 2004-4245 A (published January 8, 2004)

  However, when the content providing method described in Patent Document 1 is used, there are the following problems.

  First, in the content providing method described above, the user himself / herself has to manually input a device-specific identification number for identifying the portable digital audio device. Such manual input is a great effort for the user and may cause an erroneous input of the identification number by the user. For this reason, there was a problem of lack of convenience for the user.

  In addition, since it is manually input, there is a problem that if an incorrect identification number is input intentionally or negligently, content may be provided based on the incorrect identification number.

  Further, for example, a telephone number is used as the identification number, which is information that a user can usually know. This is because information that the user cannot normally know cannot be used so that the user can easily input manually. Such an identification number can be easily known even by a third party other than a legitimate user. Therefore, there is a problem that the above identification number can be a target of unauthorized use by a third party.

  In addition, the telephone number is easy to identify an individual, and when information leakage occurs, personal information is leaked and becomes a big problem. In order to prevent this, there is a problem that high security is required and the cost required for system management becomes high.

  Furthermore, in the above content providing method, both the personal computer for performing registration processing via the network and the portable digital audio device are connected to the management server of the content provider via the network. There is also a problem that the connection cost and the communication cost for connecting each device to the network are doubled.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to improve the convenience for the user and to prevent unauthorized copying of content from a recording medium such as a content DVD or a content BD. It is to provide a providing system, a content providing method, and a control program.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing information, and content identification information for identifying a first content to a content providing apparatus having a plurality of contents. Information notifying means for notifying the receiving device identification information for identifying the receiving device that receives the second content related to the first content, and the content identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user. Identification based on the content identification information acquisition means to be acquired, the reception device identification information acquisition means for acquiring the reception device identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, and the content identification information and the reception device identification information Copy of the second content to be prevented from being copied to other than the receiving device identified by the receiving device identification information And a stop means.

  The information reproducing apparatus further includes a content storage area for recording the first content and the content identification information, and the content identification information acquisition unit can acquire the content identification information from the content storage area. Is preferred.

  In the information reproducing apparatus, as the content identification information acquisition means, the first content and the content identification information are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user and can be carried by the user It is preferable to include a content recording medium reproducing unit capable of reproducing the recording medium.

  The information reproducing apparatus may be realized by a computer. In this case, a control program for the information reproducing apparatus for causing the information reproducing apparatus to be realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as the respective means is also included in the present invention. Enter the category of.

  An information reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is an information reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing information, and includes a content providing apparatus having a plurality of contents, content identification information for identifying the first content, and information related to the first content. Information notifying means for notifying the receiving apparatus identification information for identifying the receiving apparatus for receiving the second content to be obtained, content identification information acquiring means for acquiring the content identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, Receiving device identification information acquisition means for acquiring the receiving device identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user, and the second content specified based on the content identification information and the receiving device identification information, Unauthorized copy preventing means for preventing unauthorized copying to a device other than the receiving device identified by the receiving device identification information.

  Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user and to prevent unauthorized copying of content from a recording medium such as content DVD and content BD.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the information reproduction apparatus of the said content provision system. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the content provision apparatus of the said content provision system. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the terminal device of the said content provision system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content provision system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content provision system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content provision system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content provision system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the identification information database of the content provision apparatus of the content provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the content database of the said content provision apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining each operation | movement of the information reproduction apparatus of the content provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, a content provision apparatus, and a terminal device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content provision system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals.

(Embodiment 1)
One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 9 to 11.

(Content provision system)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content providing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the content providing system 1 includes an information reproducing device 10, a communication network 60, a content providing device 30, one or a plurality of terminal devices (receiving devices) 40, and a recording medium (content recording). Medium) 50.

(Information reproduction apparatus 10)
The information reproducing apparatus 10 is connected to the content providing apparatus 30 via the communication network 60. The information reproduction apparatus 10 includes a first identification information acquisition unit (first identification information acquisition unit, content recording medium reproduction unit, identification information recording medium reproduction unit) 11 and a second identification information acquisition unit (second identification information acquisition unit). Information acquisition unit) 12, content transmission request unit (information output unit, information notification unit, network communication unit) 13, content connection destination information acquisition unit (content connection destination information acquisition unit) 14, and information exchange unit (information exchange) Means) 15. The information playback device 10 plays back content. Of course, the information reproducing apparatus 10 may be an information reproducing apparatus having a content recording function for recording contents in addition to reproducing contents.

  The first identification information acquisition unit 11 acquires content identification information (first identification information) 501 for identifying the first content recorded on the recording medium 50 from the recording medium 50. Then, the first identification information acquisition unit 11 outputs the content identification information 501 to the content transmission request unit 13.

  The second identification information acquisition unit 12 uses the information exchange unit 15 to acquire terminal device identification information (second identification information, terminal identification information) 421 for identifying the terminal device 40 from the terminal device 40. Then, the second identification information acquisition unit 12 outputs the terminal device identification information 421 to the content transmission request unit 13.

  When the content transmission request unit 13 receives the content identification information 501 from the first identification information acquisition unit 11 and the terminal device identification information 421 from the second identification information acquisition unit 12, the content transmission request unit 13 receives the contents via the communication network 60. The content providing apparatus 30 is notified of the identification information 501 and the terminal apparatus identification information 421.

  Here, content (hereinafter referred to as “original content”) (first content) is recorded in the recording medium 50 in advance. The content providing apparatus 30 holds one or a plurality of contents (hereinafter referred to as “related contents”) (second contents) having relevance for each original content of the recording medium 50.

  Original contents are various contents in fields such as video information such as TV programs and movies, music, games, images, software, programs, etc., which are recorded on the recording medium 50 and provided to users by sales or the like. .

  The original content and the content identification information 501 may be provided by a network or the like and recorded in a content storage unit (content storage area) built in the information reproducing apparatus 10. In this case, the first identification information acquisition unit 11 acquires the content identification information 501 from the content storage unit.

  On the other hand, the related content only needs to be related to such original content, and includes video information such as TV programs and movies, music, games, images, software, programs, advertisements, and Web content.

  For example, when the original content recorded on the recording medium 50 is a movie, as related content, for example, a compressed content in which the movie data is compressed so that it can be played back on a mobile device that is the terminal device 40, or the movie It may be advertisements or music.

  Further, the Web content may be a SNS such as a mixi that only the owner of the recording medium 50 can participate in, or a Twitter that can be followed only by the owner.

  As will be described later, the related content is associated with content identification information 501 for identifying the original content and terminal device identification information 421 of the terminal device 40 that receives the related content. Specified based on one piece of identification information.

  The content transmission request unit 13 requests the content providing apparatus 30 to select and transmit the related content specified by the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421.

  In addition, the content transmission request unit 13 receives content connection destination information for specifying the content providing apparatus 30 that is the connection destination from the content connection destination information acquisition unit 14. The content transmission request unit 13 specifies the content providing device 30 that is the connection destination based on the content connection destination information.

  The content connection destination information acquisition unit 14 acquires the content connection destination information 502 described above from the recording medium 50 and sends it to the content transmission request unit 13. This content connection destination information 502 is an address unique to the content providing apparatus 30 on the communication network 60. For example, if the communication network 60 is the Internet, an IP address assigned to a computer (node) connected to the Internet or a URL registered in the DNS may be used as this address. The content providing device 30 is uniquely specified on the communication network 60 by this address.

  In order to record the content connection destination information 502 in advance on the recording medium 50, it is necessary to record the recording medium 50 before the recording medium 50 is provided to the user. For this reason, for example, when a content provider operating and managing the content providing apparatus 30 records the original content on the recording medium 50, the content connection destination information may be recorded on the recording medium 50 at the same time.

  In addition, if the content provider does not directly record the original content or the content connection destination information on the recording medium 50 but entrusts the production and sale of the recording medium 50 to a third party, for example. The content connection destination information may be provided first together with the original content.

  Of course, the person who records the content connection destination information on the recording medium 50 and the person who records the original content are not necessarily the same person. In short, the content connection destination before the recording medium 50 is provided to the user. Information may be recorded on the recording medium 50.

  The information exchange unit 15 exchanges information with the terminal device 40. The information exchange unit 15 only needs to be able to exchange information with the terminal device 40, and may use wireless communication or may use wired communication. For example, the information exchange unit 15 may be any device that uses a short-range information exchange technology such as Bluetooth, infrared communication, USB, cradle, SD card, contact IC card, and non-contact IC card. I do not care.

(Communication network 60)
The communication network 60 only needs to be capable of constructing a bidirectional digital line environment. For example, the Internet, a broadband ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) telephone line, an urban CATV network, a general public line, a wireless line, an Ethernet ( Registered trademark).

(Content providing apparatus 30)
The content providing device 30 includes a content selection unit (content selection unit) 31, a content transmission unit (content transmission unit) 32, an identification information database (identification information DB) 33, and a content database (content DB) 34. is doing.

  When the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 are notified from the content transmission request unit 13 of the information reproducing device 10, the content selection unit 31 uses the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 to identify the information database 33. Search for. The identification information database 33 stores a content search number associated with the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421.

  The content selection unit 31 searches the identification information database 33 and acquires a content search number associated with the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421. And the content selection part 31 searches the content database 34 this time using the content search number. The content database 34 stores a plurality of related contents having relevance to the original content recorded in advance on the recording medium 50.

  The content selection unit 31 searches the content database 34 and selects related content corresponding to the content search number. The content database 34 outputs the related content selected by the content selection unit 31 to the content transmission unit 32.

  The content transmission unit 32 acquires the related content selected by the content selection unit 31 from the content database 34. Then, the content transmission unit 32 transmits the related content to the information reproducing apparatus 10 via the communication network 60.

  The information reproducing apparatus 10 outputs the related content received from the content providing apparatus 30 via the communication network 60 to the terminal apparatus 40 as it is. Of course, if the information reproducing apparatus 10 is the receiving apparatus described above, the information reproducing apparatus 10 receives the related content as it is.

  In addition, when the related content is output to the terminal device 40, the information reproducing device 10 may use the information exchange unit 15 described above, or provide another communication line separately from the terminal device 40. The communication line may be used to output to the terminal device 40.

  The identification information database 33 stores a content search number associated with the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501.

  The content database 34 stores a plurality of related contents provided by the content providing apparatus 30.

(Terminal device 40)
The terminal device 40 receives related content from the content providing device 30 and reproduces the related content. The terminal device 40 may be integrated with the information reproducing apparatus 10 or may be a separate body. That is, the information reproducing apparatus 10 may receive the related content from the content providing apparatus 30 or the terminal apparatus 40 separate from the information reproducing apparatus 10. Note that the terminal device 40 can use a content playback function of a known portable terminal that can be carried, such as a mobile phone, a PC, a PDA, a portable game machine, and a portable player, as the function of playing the related content. Further, it may not be portable, and a content playback function such as a personal computer, a BD player, or a BD recorder that is separate from the information playback apparatus 10 can be used.

  The terminal device 40 includes an input / output unit 41 and a terminal device identification information storage area 42.

  The input / output unit 41 exchanges information with the information exchange unit 15 of the information reproducing apparatus 10. The input / output unit 41 only needs to be able to exchange information with the information reproducing apparatus 10, and may use wireless communication or may use wired communication. For example, the information exchange unit 15 may be any device that uses a short-range information exchange technology such as Bluetooth, infrared communication, USB, cradle, SD card, contact IC card, and non-contact IC card. I do not care.

  The second identification information acquisition unit 12 of the information reproducing device 10 requests the input / output unit 41 to transmit the terminal device identification information 421 using the information exchange unit 15. When there is a request for transmission of the terminal device identification information 421 from the information exchange unit 15, the input / output unit 41 acquires the terminal device identification information 421 from the terminal device identification information storage area 42. Then, the input / output unit 41 outputs the terminal device identification information 421 to the information exchange unit 15.

  The terminal device identification information storage area 42 is a storage area in which information cannot be rewritten by hardware specifications or software settings or encryption. The information recorded in the terminal device identification information storage area 42 can hardly be falsified by a third party, and the reliability of the recorded terminal device identification information 421 is guaranteed.

  That is, the terminal device identification information 421 can be said to be information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user.

  The terminal device identification information storage area 42 may be a known IC chip used for a contact IC card, a non-contact IC card, or the like. Such an IC chip has a feature that it has high tamper resistance, and it is difficult to illegally read and tamper with the information inside the IC chip, and the security of the terminal device identification information 421 can be enhanced. The terminal device identification information 421 is recorded in such a terminal device identification information storage area 42. Therefore, it can be said that the terminal device identification information 421 is identification information that is difficult for forgery, forgery, and falsification by a third party.

  The terminal device identification information 421 is identification information unique to the terminal device 40 for identifying the terminal device 40. As the terminal device identification information 421, if the terminal device 40 is a mobile phone, it is preferable to use information that is not generally disclosed and that is restricted in possession of a reading device, in order to prevent duplication of the mobile phone. Also, IMEI recorded on a known mobile phone, IMSI recorded on a known Sim card stored in the mobile phone, or IDm recorded on a known Felica chip mounted on the mobile phone may be used. it can. Further, the identification information is not limited to known information, and unique identification information for carrying out the present invention can also be used. The above-mentioned information is information that is not usually known to the user and to the third party. Therefore, if such information is used as the terminal device identification information 421 and recorded in the terminal device identification information storage area 42 described above, the security of the terminal device identification information 421 becomes very high.

  Here, a security measure for information exchange between the information exchange unit 15 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 and the input / output unit 41 of the terminal apparatus 40 will be described.

  Security is required to pass the terminal device identification information 421 of the terminal device 40 from the terminal device 40 to the information reproducing device 10. This is because the terminal device identification information 421 is used for identification and authentication for receiving a service for receiving provision of related content from the content providing device 30.

  In the conventional content providing method described in Patent Document 1 above, a device-specific identification number for identifying a portable digital audio device is manually input by the user. For this reason, it is easy to forge, disguise, and falsify the identification number, and there is a risk of inducing unauthorized use of content provision by a third party.

  Furthermore, in order to enable manual input by the user, information that the user can normally know such as a telephone number must be used as an identification number. As a result, the identification number is easily known to a third party, which also induces unauthorized use by the third party.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, terminal device identification information 421 such as IMEI, IMSI, and IDm, which cannot be normally known, is recorded in the terminal device identification information storage area 42 in which information cannot be rewritten. As in the conventional content providing method, unauthorized use of content provision by a third party can be prevented.

  It is preferable that the terminal device identification information 421 is transferred from the input / output unit 41 to the information exchange unit 15 by an encryption process. In this case, the encryption process can be either public key encryption or common key encryption. Public key cryptography does not require the terminal device 40 to manage the secret key, and can ensure high security.

(Hardware configuration of information reproducing apparatus 10)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information reproducing apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the information reproducing apparatus 10 temporarily stores a CPU 101 that processes various program instructions, a ROM 102 that stores a control program of the information reproducing apparatus 10, an intermediate result of an operation performed by the CPU 101, and the like. From the RAM 103 that can be written and read at high speed, the communication I / F device 104 that communicates with the outside, the input device 105 that inputs various instructions from the user, the HDD 106, and the recording medium 50. Drive device 107 for inputting the above information and a display device 108.

  The CPU 101 performs various processes according to a program stored in the ROM 102, a program stored in the HDD 106, or a program stored in the RAM 103. Further, the CPU 101 temporarily stores data necessary for each process by the RAM 103. The CPU 101 controls the information reproducing apparatus 10 as a whole.

  The communication I / F device 104 processes input / output with the communication network 60.

  The input device 105 includes, for example, a numeric keypad and a keyboard, and inputs various instructions and data from the user. The input device 105 stores each instruction or data input by the user in the RAM 103 or the HDD 106. The user uses the input device 105 to input various instructions such as reading and writing of the recording medium 50 and information exchange with the terminal device 40. As will be described later, the user uses the input device 105 to input information such as a user ID, a user password, a user's date of birth, sex, job title, address, and name (hereinafter referred to as “user information”). ")" Can be entered. Other user information includes age, occupation, income, hobby, type of content that the user wants to see, and hardware characteristics of the terminal device 40 of the user (for example, hard disk capacity, memory capacity, number of display pixels). Etc. can also be used.

  The HDD 106 is configured by a magnetic memory or the like, and stores, for example, software that is a program group necessary for various processes by the CPU 101. Note that the programs constituting the software for various processes performed by the CPU 101 may be incorporated in advance in a computer with dedicated hardware, or may be provided in advance in the ROM 102 or the HDD 106. When the original content and the content identification information 501 are recorded in a content storage unit (content storage area) built in the information reproducing apparatus 10, the HDD 106 can be used as the content storage unit.

  Further, the program described above may be acquired from a recording medium. For example, a recording medium or a memory card in which the above program is recorded may be appropriately connected to the drive device 107, and a computer program read from the medium may be installed in the HDD 106 as necessary.

  The drive device 107 connects the recording medium 50 as appropriate, and acquires the above-described original content and content identification information 501 recorded in advance on the recording medium 50.

  The display device 108 outputs various types of information (data), and includes a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display), a PDP (plasma display panel), or a CRT (cathode-ray tube) display.

  The information exchange I / F device 109 is a communication I / F for connecting to the terminal device 40. The information exchange I / F device 109 is controlled by the CPU 101. As described above, the communication I / F using Bluetooth, infrared communication, USB, cradle, SD card, contact IC card, and non-contact IC card is used. That is, the information exchange unit 15 is configured.

(Hardware configuration of content providing apparatus 30)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the content providing apparatus 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the content providing apparatus 30 temporarily stores a CPU 301 that processes instructions of various programs, a ROM 302 that stores a control program of the content providing apparatus 30, an intermediate result of an operation performed by the CPU 301, and the like. , A RAM 303 that can be written and read at high speed, a communication I / F device 304 that communicates with the outside, an input device 305 for inputting various instructions from the user, an HDD 306, and a display device 308. The identification information database 33 and the content database 34 are included.

  The CPU 301 performs various processes according to a program stored in the ROM 302, a program stored in the HDD 306, or a program stored in the RAM 303. The CPU 301 temporarily stores data necessary for each process by the RAM 303. The CPU 301 controls the entire content providing apparatus 30.

  The communication I / F device 304 processes input / output with the communication network 60.

  The input device 305 includes, for example, a numeric keypad and a keyboard, and inputs various instructions and data from the user. The input device 305 stores each instruction or data input by the user in the RAM 303 or the HDD 306. Using the input device 105, for example, an operation from the user such as access to the identification information database 33 and the content database 34 is input.

  The HDD 306 is configured with a magnetic memory or the like, and stores, for example, software that is a program group necessary for various processes by the CPU 301. Note that programs constituting software for various processes performed by the CPU 301 may be incorporated in advance in a computer with dedicated hardware, or may be provided in advance in the ROM 302 or the HDD 306.

  The display device 308 outputs various types of information (data), and includes a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display), a PDP (plasma display panel), or a CRT (cathode-ray tube) display.

  The identification information database 33 and the content database 34 can be appropriately selected from known magnetic disk devices such as HDDs and known storage devices such as semiconductor memories. 1 and 3, the identification information database 33, the content database 34, and the HDD 306 are shown as independent disk devices, but may be stored in the same disk device. In addition, the relationship between the data of each field can be realized by various file configurations. For example, the identification information database 33, the content database 34, and the HDD 306 may be configured in different areas in the same file.

(Hardware configuration of terminal device 40)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the terminal device 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 40 temporarily stores a CPU 401 that processes instructions of various programs, a ROM 402 that stores a control program of the terminal device 40, and intermediate results of operations performed by the CPU 401. A RAM 403 capable of writing and reading at high speed, a communication I / F device 404 for communicating with the outside, an input device 405 for inputting various instructions from the user, an HDD 406, a display device 408, an external device And a terminal device identification information storage area 42.

  The CPU 401 performs various processes in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 402, a program stored in the HDD 406, or a program stored in the RAM 403. The CPU 401 temporarily stores data necessary for each process by the RAM 403. The CPU 401 controls the entire terminal device 40.

  The communication I / F device 404 is a communication I / F for connecting to the information reproducing device 10. The communication I / F device 404 is controlled by the CPU 401, and as described above, communication I / F using Bluetooth, infrared communication, USB, cradle, SD card, contact IC card, contactless IC card, That is, the input / output unit 41 is configured.

  The input device 405 includes, for example, a numeric keypad, a keyboard, and the like, and various instructions and data from the user are input. The input device 405 stores each instruction or data input by the user in the RAM 403 or the HDD 406. The user uses the input device 405 to input various instructions such as reproduction of related content provided from the content providing device 20 and information exchange with the information reproducing device 10.

  The HDD 406 is configured by a magnetic memory or the like, and stores, for example, software that is a program group necessary for various processes by the CPU 401. Note that programs constituting software for various processes performed by the CPU 401 may be incorporated in advance in dedicated hardware in the computer, or may be provided in advance by being incorporated in the ROM 402 or HDD 406.

  The HDD 406 stores related content provided from the content providing apparatus 20.

  The display device 108 outputs various types of information (data), and includes a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display), a PDP (plasma display panel), or a CRT (cathode-ray tube) display. The display device 108 displays related content stored in the HDD 406 based on an instruction from the user.

  The wireless communication device 409 detects a radio wave received by an antenna (not shown), an amplifier (not shown) that amplifies the detected analog signal, and converts the amplified analog signal into a digital signal. And an A / D converter (not shown). Thereby, the wireless communication device 409 detects a wireless signal converted from the received radio wave into a digital signal. The wireless communication device 409 can exchange information with the outside using such a wireless signal.

(Configuration of recording medium 50)
The recording medium 50 is, for example, a disk such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, or an optical disk, or a memory card such as a semiconductor memory. In the present embodiment, a large-capacity recording medium for recording content such as a movie on the recording medium 50 is expected. Therefore, the recording medium 50 is preferably a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a BD (Blu-ray Disc; registered trademark) as described above.

  The recording medium 50 has a content identification information storage area 51 for recording content identification information 501 for identifying original content recorded on the recording medium 50. The content identification information storage area 51 is a storage area in which information cannot be rewritten. Information recorded in the content identification information storage area 51 can hardly be altered by a third party, and the reliability of the recorded content identification information 501 is guaranteed.

  That is, the content identification information 501 can be said to be information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user.

  As the recording medium 50, a known optical information recording medium such as a multi-layer DVD or BD having up to two information recording layers can be used. Such an optical information recording medium is an information recording layer in which various contents are recorded in advance, and a reproduction-only information recording layer that can only be reproduced (hereinafter referred to as a “ROM (Read Only Memory) layer”). In other words, the recording medium is improved in recording capacity. Further, as will be described later, an information recording layer (hereinafter referred to as “RE (REwritable) layer”) in which information can be rewritten may be further included.

  The original content described above is recorded in the ROM layer.

  The content identification information storage area 51 can be provided, for example, in the ROM layer. This is because the content identification information storage area 51 becomes a reproducible area, and the content identification information 501 can hardly be altered by a third party.

  Also, the optical information recording medium as described above is usually provided with a bar-code management information area. This management information area includes BCA (Burst Cutting Area) and PIC (Permanent Information & Control data). In particular, the BCA is obtained by recording identification information indicating the structure of the recording medium 50, an encryption key, and a decryption key in a barcode form after the recording medium 50 is manufactured. For example, a light transmission type BCA that collects and irradiates high-intensity laser light or the like to evaporate the information recording layer itself of the recording medium 50 to form a non-rewritable barcode, or the information recording layer described above. There is a reflectance control type BCA that causes a non-rewritable alteration on itself or on its peripheral substrate and reads a change in the amount of reflected light in the altered region.

  The content identification information storage area 51 can be provided in the BCA, for example. This is because the content identification information storage area 51 becomes a reproducible area, and the content identification information 501 can hardly be altered by a third party.

  In addition, the content connection destination information 502 described above is recorded on the recording medium 50. The content connection destination information 502 may be recorded in the content identification information storage area 51 together with the content identification information 501, or may be recorded in a different area from the content identification information 501. This is because the content connection destination information 502 is less likely to be subject to forgery, forgery, and falsification by a third party.

  In the case where the original content and the content identification information 501 are recorded in the content storage unit built in the information reproducing apparatus 10, it is determined by the user in the software describing the control and processing of the information reproducing apparatus 10. Arbitrary rewriting should be made impossible. In this case, the content identification information 501 that uses the information reproducing apparatus 10 can hardly be altered by a third party.

  Further, the original content recorded in the content storage unit and the content identification information 501 may be encrypted and recorded. In this case, even if the content storage unit is taken out and connected to another information reproducing apparatus, the original content and the content identification information 501 cannot be read, and the content identification information 501 can hardly be altered by a third party. .

(Identification information database 33)
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the identification information database 33. The identification information database 33 includes content identification information 501 of the recording medium 50, terminal device identification information 421 of the terminal device 40, and content search numbers associated with the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421. ing.

  In order to receive the related content from the content providing device 30, the user provides the content identification information 501 of the original content purchased by the user and the terminal device identification information 421 of the terminal device 40 owned by the user. It is presented to a content provider that operates and manages the device 30.

  The content provider can recognize the content of the original content based on the content identification information 501 presented by the user.

  When the content provider recognizes the original content presented with the content identification information 501, the content provider creates a content search number for searching the content database 34 for related content related to the original content.

  This content search number is a number for specifying related content that is related to the original content. One content search number identifies one or more related content.

(Content database 34)
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the content database 34. The content database 34 has a content search number and movies, music, games, advertisements, images, and Web content corresponding to the content search number.

  The content provider assigns the content search number to the content related to the original content based on the content of the original content, and stores the content search number in the content database 34.

(Operations of the information reproducing device 10, the content providing device 30, and the terminal device 40)
Each operation of the information reproducing apparatus 10, the content providing apparatus 30, and the terminal apparatus 40 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 11, first, the recording medium 50 is loaded into the information reproducing apparatus 10 by the user (step S101). Then, in the information reproducing apparatus 10, the CPU 101 reads a program stored in the ROM 102 or the HDD 106 or a program recorded on the recording medium 50, and the CPU 101 reads the original content recorded on the recording medium 50 according to the program. A screen (hereinafter referred to as “initial screen”) for instructing the reproduction of the content and the start of the content providing service is created and displayed on the display device 108 (step S102).

  Next, when an instruction to select the start of the content providing service is input from the user by the input device 105, the CPU 101 starts the information exchange between the information reproducing device 10 and the terminal device 40 according to the above program. A screen to be requested (hereinafter referred to as “information exchange request screen”) is created and displayed on the display device 108 (step S103).

  Next, the information reproducing device 10 and the terminal device 40 are respectively set so that the user can exchange information between the information exchanging unit 15 of the information reproducing device 10 and the input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40. (Step S104). In step S104, for example, the user can exchange information between the information exchange unit 15 and the input / output unit 41 using the input device 105 of the information reproducing device 10 and the input device 405 of the terminal device 40. The information reproducing device 10 and the terminal device 40 are set so that

  Next, when information exchange between the information exchange unit 15 of the information reproduction device 10 and the input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40 becomes possible, the second identification information acquisition unit 12 of the information reproduction device 10 15 is used to request the input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40 to transmit the terminal device identification information 421 of the terminal device 40 (step S105). When the input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40 receives a request for transmission of the terminal device identification information 421 from the information exchange unit 15 of the information reproducing device 10, the input / output unit 41 reads the terminal device identification information 421 from the terminal device identification information storage area 42, and It transmits to the exchange part 15 (step S106). The second identification information acquisition unit 12 acquires the terminal device identification information 421 using the information exchange unit 15 and sends it to the content transmission request unit 13.

  On the other hand, the first identification information acquisition unit 11 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 reads the content identification information 501 from the content identification information storage area 51 of the recording medium 50 (step S107). Further, the content connection destination information acquisition unit 14 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 reads the content connection destination information from the recording medium 50 (step S108). The first identification information acquisition unit 11 sends the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information acquisition unit 14 sends the content connection destination information to the content transmission request unit 13, respectively.

  Next, the content transmission request unit 13 specifies the content providing device 30 on the communication network 60 based on the content connection destination information 502 received from the content connection destination information acquisition unit 14. Then, if the content providing device 30 can identify the content transmission request unit 13, the content identification information 501 received from the first identification information acquisition unit 11 and the terminal device identification information received from the second identification information acquisition unit 12. 421 is notified to the content providing apparatus 30 via the communication network 60 (step S109). In step S109, the content transmission request unit 13 notifies the content providing device 30 of the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421, and transmits the related content specified by the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421. The content providing device 30 is requested.

  Note that it is preferable that the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 cannot be confirmed by the user and cannot be used except for notification to the content providing device 30. By doing so, it is possible to further prevent such identification information from leaking to a third party and being used illegally.

  Next, when the content selection unit 31 of the content providing device 30 receives the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 from the content transmission request unit 13 of the information reproducing device 10, the received content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification are received. The identification information database 33 is searched based on the information 421 (step S110).

  Next, the content selection unit 31 searches the identification information database 33 based on the received content identification information 501 and terminal device identification information 421, and acquires a hit content search number (step S111). Then, the content selection unit 31 searches the content database 34 this time based on the content search number acquired from the identification information database 33 (step S112). In step S112, the content selection unit 31 causes the content transmission unit 32 to output the hit related content from the content database 34.

  Next, the content transmitting unit 32 transmits the related content received from the content database 34 to the terminal device 40 via the communication network 60 and the information reproducing device 10 (step S113). In step S113, the information reproducing apparatus 10 once receives the related content transmitted via the communication network 60, and sends the related content to the input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40 using the information exchange unit 15. become.

  The related content may be reproducible only by the terminal device 40 having the terminal device identification information 421 notified from the information reproducing device 10. In this case, a known digital copyright management technique can be used.

  Finally, the input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40 stores the related content received from the information exchange unit 15 in, for example, the HDD 406 (step S114). In this step S <b> 114, when the user instructs to reproduce the related content using the input device 405, the CPU 401 reproduces the related content according to the program stored in the ROM 402 or the HDD 406 and displays it on the display device 408.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the first embodiment, the content identification information 501 for identifying the first content is used.

  The second embodiment of the present invention is an embodiment in which recording medium identification information (content distribution identification information) that is individually recorded on the recording medium 50 to be distributed and sold and identifies the recording medium 50 is used.

  The difference between the content providing system according to the second embodiment and the content providing system 1 according to the first embodiment described above is recorded and recorded individually on the recording medium 50 to be distributed and sold instead of the content identification information 501. Recording medium identification information (content distribution identification information) for identifying the medium 50 is used. As a result, the content provider stores the recording medium identification information and the terminal device identification information 421 in the identification information database 33 of the content providing device 30 in association with each other, and stores the terminal device identification associated with one recording medium identification information. By setting the limit number of the information 421, the number of terminal devices 40 that can receive the related content can be limited. Of course, it is also possible not to set the limit number of the terminal device identification information 421 to be associated and not limit the number of terminal devices 40 that can receive provision of related content. This is because it may be preferable to provide more terminal devices 40 such as related advertisements of original content.

  The first identification information acquisition unit 11 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 acquires recording medium identification information for identifying the recording medium 50 from the recording medium 50. Then, the first identification information acquisition unit 11 outputs the recording medium identification information to the content transmission request unit 13.

  This recording medium identification information is individually recorded on the recording medium 50 to be distributed and sold, and identifies the recording medium 50. For example, when the recording medium 50 is an optical information recording medium, the identification information recorded in the BCA may be used.

  In the case where the original content is distributed and sold through a network or the like and recorded in a content storage unit built in the information reproducing apparatus 10, content distribution identification information given individually each time the original content is distributed. What is necessary is just to record with an original content in a content memory | storage part.

  Upon receiving the recording medium identification information from the first identification information acquisition unit 11 and the terminal device identification information 421 from the second identification information acquisition unit 12, the content transmission request unit 13 receives the recording medium identification information 421 via the communication network 60. The medium providing information and the terminal device identifying information 421 are notified to the content providing device 30.

  In the identification information database 33 of the content providing apparatus 30 that receives the notification, the limit number of the terminal apparatus identification information 421 that is associated with one recording medium identification information is set. That is, the number of terminal devices 40 associated with one recording medium 50 is limited. For example, if the limit number is “4”, up to four terminal device identification information 421 can be associated with one recording medium identification information, and four terminal devices 40 can be associated with one recording medium 50. .

  If the number of terminal device identification information 421 associated with the notified recording medium identification information does not exceed the limit number, the content providing device 30 that has received the notification of the recording medium identification information and the terminal device identification information 421 receives the identification information. The notified recording medium identification information and terminal device identification information 421 are newly stored in the database 33 in association with each other, related contents are searched and specified, and transmitted to the terminal device 40 via the information reproducing device 10. Even when the notified recording medium identification information and the terminal device identification information 421 are stored in association with each other, the related content is searched and specified, and transmitted to the terminal device 40 via the information reproducing device 10.

  When the limit number of the terminal device identification information 421 associated with one recording medium identification information is exceeded, the content selection unit 31 stops searching the identification information database 33 and reports the cancellation to the content transmission unit 32. . When the recording medium identification information notified from the content transmission request unit 13 is not stored in the identification information database 33, the content selection unit 31 cancels the search of the identification information database 33 and cancels the cancellation. To report to. This is because it is considered that the recording medium identification information received from the content transmission request unit 13 is invalid. The content transmission unit 32 that has been reported to stop the search notifies the content transmission request unit 13 that the related content is not transmitted via the communication network 60.

  The content provider can recognize the content of the original content recorded on the recording medium 50 on which the recording medium identification information is recorded, based on the recording medium identification information presented by the user.

  This is because, for example, when the content provider delivers the original content to a contractor for manufacturing and sales of the recording medium 50, the recording medium identification information of the recording medium 50 on which the original content is recorded can be acquired. Of course, if the content provider itself manufactures and sells the recording medium 50, it is easy to recognize the contents of the original content from the recording medium identification information of the recording medium 50.

  Therefore, the content provider recognizes the original content recorded on the recording medium 50 on which the recording medium identification information is presented, and the content for searching the related content related to the original content from the content database 34. You can create a search number.

  In this way, the content provider limits the number of terminal device identification information 421 associated with one piece of recording medium identification information. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the related content having the relevance to the content recorded on the recording medium 50 from being provided more than necessary, and as a result, the chance of inducing unauthorized copying of the related content can be reduced. it can. In addition, since the related content providing destination is limited, it is not necessary to provide excessive security for preventing unauthorized copying of the related content, and the convenience for the user is improved. This is because processing for user identification and authentication can be reduced.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the first embodiment, the information reproducing apparatus 10 requests the content providing apparatus 30 to transmit related content, and the content providing apparatus 30 transmits the related content to the terminal apparatus 40 via the information reproducing apparatus 10 based on the request. It was an embodiment to do.

  In the third embodiment of the present invention, when the content providing device 30 receives a request for transmission of related content from the information reproducing device 10a, the related content is directly transmitted from the content providing device 30 to the terminal device 40 without passing through the information reproducing device 10a. Is an embodiment for transmitting.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content providing system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the difference between the content providing system 2 according to the third embodiment and the content providing system 1 according to the first embodiment is that, in the information reproducing apparatus 10a, the terminal device 40 on the communication network 60 is used. Is further provided with a terminal connection destination information acquisition unit (reception device connection destination information acquisition means) 16 for acquiring terminal connection destination information (reception device connection destination information) 422 which is a unique address. As a result, the content providing device 30 can directly transmit the related content to the terminal device 40. Of course, it is also possible to indirectly transmit to the terminal device 40 via the information reproducing apparatus 10 based on the user's instruction, as in the first embodiment. This is because it may be preferable to transmit the information via the information reproducing apparatus 10 from the viewpoint of the data capacity of related content and security measures.

  The terminal connection destination information acquisition unit 16 of the information reproducing device 10 a uses the information exchange unit 15 to acquire the terminal connection destination information 422 of the terminal device 40 from the terminal device 40 a and sends it to the content transmission request unit 13.

  When the content transmission requesting unit 13 notifies the content providing device 30 of the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 via the communication network 60, the content transmission requesting unit 13 notifies the terminal connection destination information 422 along with them.

  The terminal connection destination information 422 is an address unique to the terminal device 40 on the communication network 60. As this address, for example, if the communication network 60 is the Internet, an IP address assigned to a computer (node) connected to the Internet may be used. Further, when the terminal device 40 is a mobile phone, the E-mail address of the mobile phone may be used. The terminal device 40 is uniquely specified on the communication network 60 by this address.

Note that the terminal device 40a actually performs wireless communication with the wireless base station 62 connected to the data communication network 61 connected to the communication network 60. The terminal device 40a performs wireless communication with the wireless base station 62 using the wireless communication device 409 shown in FIG. Therefore, the terminal connection destination information 422 described above is an address unique to the terminal device 40 on the data communication network 61 as viewed from the communication network 60. For example,
The data communication network 61 is operated and managed by a communication carrier, and the communication carrier connects the data communication network 61 to the communication network 60 via, for example, a provider (not shown). For example, the provider includes a router as a relay measure on the communication network 60, a gateway for connecting different networks, and the like. Of course, even if the data communication network 61 and the communication network 60 are directly connected, of course.

  The terminal device 40a performs wireless communication with the wireless base station 62 of the data communication network 61 using the wireless communication device 409 illustrated in FIG. That is, the terminal device 40a has a wireless communication function.

  Note that the communication function of the terminal device 40a is not necessarily wireless, and may be a wired communication function.

  The terminal device identification information storage area 42 of the terminal device 40a stores the terminal connection destination information 422 described above. The input / output unit 41 of the terminal device 40a acquires the terminal connection destination information 422 from the terminal device identification information storage area 42 when there is a request for transmission of the terminal connection destination information 422 from the information exchange unit 15 of the information reproducing device 10a. Then, the input / output unit 41 outputs the terminal connection destination information 422 to the information exchange unit 15.

  The terminal connection destination information 422 may be recorded in a different area from the terminal device identification information storage area 42. This is because the terminal connection destination information 422 is less likely to be subject to forgery, forgery, and falsification by a third party. In this case, for example, it may be recorded in the HDD 406 or the ROM 402 shown in FIG.

  The content transmission unit 32 of the content providing device 30 receives the terminal connection destination information 422 from the content transmission request unit 13 of the information reproducing device 10a, and specifies the terminal device 40 as a transmission destination of related content based on the terminal connection destination information 422. To do. Then, the content transmission unit 32 transmits the related content selected by the content selection unit 31 to the terminal device 40a via the communication network 60, the data communication network 61, and the wireless base station 62.

  Note that the content providing apparatus 30 may transmit guide information (such as an E-mail in which a URL is described) to the content providing apparatus 30 instead of the related content described above. In this case, the terminal device 40 can be directly connected to the content providing device 30 via the radio base station 62, the data communication network 61, and the communication network 60 based on the guidance information. By doing so, the content providing device 30 collates the terminal device identification information 421 already notified from the information reproducing device 10a with the terminal device identification information 421 notified from the terminal device 40, and only when they match, A content providing service that permits the provision of related content is also possible.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The first embodiment is an embodiment in which the information reproducing apparatus 10 has a function of reproducing the recording medium 50 and acquires the content identification information 501 from the recording medium 50.

  The fourth embodiment of the present invention is an embodiment in which the information reproducing apparatus acquires the content identification information 501 from a separate information reproducing apparatus (first content reproducing apparatus) 80 that can read the recording medium 50.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content providing system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the difference between the content providing system 6 according to the fourth embodiment and the content providing system 1 according to the first embodiment is that the first identification information acquiring unit 11 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 and the content are different. The connection destination information acquisition unit 14 acquires the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 from the separate information reproducing device 80 via the information exchange unit 15. This eliminates the need for the information reproducing apparatus 10 to have a function of reproducing the recording medium 50, and a portable terminal that can be carried as the information reproducing apparatus 10 can be used.

  The separate information reproducing apparatus 80 reads the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 from the recording medium 50, and receives the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 via the input / output unit 81. The information is output to the information exchange unit 15.

  The input / output unit 81 of the separate information reproducing apparatus 80 only needs to be able to exchange information with the information reproducing apparatus 10, and may use wireless communication or wired communication. Good. For example, the input / output unit may be anything as long as it uses a short-distance information exchange technology such as Bluetooth, infrared communication, USB, cradle, SD card, contact IC card, and non-contact IC card. Absent.

  The first identification information acquisition unit 11 and the content connection destination information acquisition unit 14 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 acquire the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 via the information exchange unit 15, and the content transmission request unit 13. Output to.

  The second identification information acquisition unit 12 of the information reproducing apparatus 10 acquires the terminal device identification information 421 from the terminal device identification information storage area 42 and outputs it to the content transmission request unit 13.

  Note that FIG. 12 shows the case where the terminal device is integrated with the information reproducing device 10, but as described in the first embodiment, the terminal device and the information reproducing device 10 are separate. Also good.

  Upon receiving the content identification information 501 from the first identification information acquisition unit 11 and the terminal device identification information 421 from the second identification information acquisition unit 12, the content transmission request unit 13 receives the content identification information 501 based on the content connection destination information 502. The content providing device 30 that is the connection destination is specified, and the content providing device 30 is notified of the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 via the communication network 60.

  The information reproducing device 10 may include the wireless communication device 409 illustrated in FIG. 12 that performs wireless communication with the wireless base station 62 connected to the data communication network 61 connected to the communication network 60. In this case, the user of the information reproducing apparatus 10 can carry the information reproducing apparatus 10 and notify the content identification information 501 and the terminal apparatus identification information 421 and acquire related contents anytime and anywhere.

(Embodiment 5)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the information reproducing apparatus 10b is used to set the user information about the user as described above, and the information reproducing apparatus 10b transmits the user information to the content providing apparatus 30. This is an embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content providing system according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the difference between the content providing system 3 according to the fifth embodiment and the content providing system 1 according to the first embodiment is that user information input by the user in the information reproducing apparatus 10b. The user information setting unit 17 is further provided.

  As described above, the user uses the input device 105 shown in FIG. 2 to input user information such as a user ID, user password, date of birth, gender, job type, address, and name. To do.

  The user information setting unit 17 sends the input user information to the content transmission request unit 13. When the content transmission request unit 13 notifies the content providing device 30 of the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421 via the communication network 60, the content transmission request unit 13 also notifies the user information together with them.

  When the content selection unit 31 of the content providing device 30 receives user information from the content transmission request unit 13 of the information reproducing device 10a and searches the identification information database 33 based on the content identification information 501 and the terminal device identification information 421. The related content is searched using the user information, and the related content suitable for the user is selected.

  The content selection unit 31 is similar to the original content recorded on the recording medium 50, for example, and selects related content suitable for the user, such as related content that matches the user's taste and its advertisement. can do.

(Embodiment 6)
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the first embodiment, when the information reproducing apparatus 10 notifies the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 to the content providing apparatus 30, the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 are not encrypted. In this embodiment, the content is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 30 via the communication network 60 as it is.

  In Embodiment 6 of the present invention, when the information reproducing apparatus 10c notifies the content providing apparatus 30a of the terminal apparatus identification information 421 and the content identification information 501, the terminal apparatus identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 are encrypted. In this embodiment, the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 are transmitted to the content providing device 30 via the recording medium 50 and the communication network 60.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content providing system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the difference between the content providing system 4 of the sixth embodiment and the content providing system 1 of the first embodiment is that a recording medium 50a (identification information recording medium) is used in the information reproducing apparatus 10c. ) To obtain the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 by using the encryption acquisition unit (encryption acquisition means) 18 for acquiring the encryption key 503 and the encryption algorithm 504, and the encryption key 503 and the encryption algorithm 504. From the encryption processing unit 19 that performs encryption processing, the recording unit 21 (identification information recording medium recording unit) that records the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 on the recording medium 50a, and the recording medium 50a Encrypted identification information for obtaining terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 that have been encrypted And a resulting portion 22 in that further comprising.

  In addition, the content providing device 30a further includes a decryption processing unit (decryption processing means) 35 that decrypts the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501.

  In addition to the ROM layer, the recording medium 50a further includes the above-described information rewritable RE layer. An encryption key 503 and an encryption algorithm 504 are recorded in the ROM layer of the recording medium 50a.

  The encryption acquisition unit 18 of the information reproducing apparatus 10c acquires the encryption key 503 and the encryption algorithm 504 from the recording medium 50a. Then, the encryption acquisition unit 18 outputs the encryption key 503 and the encryption algorithm 504 to the encryption processing unit 19.

  In the present embodiment, the first identification information acquisition unit 11 acquires content identification information 501 for identifying original content from the recording medium 50 a, and outputs the content identification information 501 to the encryption processing unit 19. The second identification information acquisition unit 12 uses the information exchange unit 15 to acquire terminal device identification information 421 for identifying the terminal device 40 from the terminal device 40, and sends the terminal device identification information 421 to the encryption processing unit 19. Output. The content connection destination information acquisition unit 14 acquires the content connection destination information 502 from the recording medium 50 a and outputs the content connection destination information 502 to the encryption processing unit 19.

  The encryption processing unit 19 encrypts the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 using the encryption key 503 and the encryption algorithm 504, and generates the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501. To do. At this time, the encryption processing unit 19 sends the content connection destination information 502 acquired from the content connection destination information acquisition unit 14 to the recording unit 21 without being encrypted.

  The encryption processing unit 19 sends the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 to the recording unit 21. The recording unit 21 records the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 received from the encryption processing unit 19 in the RE layer of the recording medium 50a.

  The encrypted identification information acquisition unit 22 acquires the encrypted terminal device identification information 421, content identification information 501, and content connection destination information 502 from the RE layer of the recording medium 50a, and the content transmission request unit 13a. Send to.

  The content transmission request unit 13a identifies the content providing device 30 based on the content connection destination information 502 received from the encrypted identification information acquisition unit 22, and stores the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501. The content providing apparatus 30 is notified.

  Here, after the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 are notified to the content providing device 30 using the content transmission request unit 13a, the encryption processing unit 19 uses the terminal device identification information 421 and the content. When the identification information 501 is encrypted, the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 temporarily recorded in the RAM 103 are discarded. By doing so, the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 do not remain in the information reproducing device 10c, and even if the information reproducing device 10c is damaged such as theft, the information reproducing device 10c can send the terminal to the third party. The device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 are not illegally read.

  Note that the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 are not limited to being recorded in the RE layer of the recording medium 50a, and the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information encrypted by the encryption processing unit 19 are used. 501 and the content connection destination information 502 may be sent directly to the content transmission request unit 13a.

  The recording unit 21 is not limited to the above RE layer of the recording medium 50a, and the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 received from the encryption processing unit 19 on a rewritable medium separate from the recording medium 50a. Further, the content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 may be recorded. In this case, the encrypted identification information acquisition unit 22 acquires the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 and the content connection destination information 502 from the rewritable medium, and the content transmission request unit Send to 13a.

  Upon receiving the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501, the decryption processing unit 35 of the content providing device 30a receives the decryption key and the decryption recorded in the ROM 302 and the HDD 306 shown in FIG. 3, for example. Using the algorithm, the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 are decrypted. Then, the decryption processing unit 35 sends the decrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 to the content selection unit 31.

(Embodiment 7)
Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. The seventh embodiment of the present invention obtains the terminal device identification information 421 from the terminal device 40a and obtains the content identification information 501 from the recording medium 50a, the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501. This is an embodiment different from the information reproducing apparatus (information notifying means) 70 for notifying the content providing apparatus 30a.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content providing system according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the first to fourth embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  For example, when the information reproducing apparatus 10d owned by the user does not need to be connected to the communication network 60 and does not have a network environment, by using the information reproducing apparatus 70 connected to the communication network 60, Content provision to the terminal device 40a can be received.

  In the seventh embodiment, the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 acquired by the information reproducing device 70 from the recording medium 50a are encrypted, and they are decrypted only by the content providing device 30 having a decryption key. Can not. For this reason, even if an information reproducing apparatus having a high risk of information leakage such as a personal computer installed in an Internet cafe or the like is used, there is no concern that the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 are read.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the information reproducing device 10d acquires the terminal device identification information 421 from the terminal device 40a, acquires the content identification information 501 from the recording medium 50a, and encrypts the terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501. Turn into. Then, the information reproducing device 10d records the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 on the RE layer of the recording medium 50a.

  On the other hand, the information reproducing device 70 acquires the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and the content identification information 501 from the recording medium 50a and notifies the content providing device 30a.

  Note that the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 may be recorded on a rewritable medium separate from 50a. In this case, the information reproducing device 70 acquires the encrypted terminal device identification information 421 and content identification information 501 from a rewritable medium separate from the recording medium 50a.

  8 shows a form in which the content providing device 30a directly provides related content to the terminal device 40a. However, the information reproducing device 70 receives the related content from the content providing device 30a and records it on the recording medium 50a. The related content can be moved to the terminal device 40 via the information reproducing device 10d.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  Finally, each block of the information reproducing apparatus 10 may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows.

  That is, the information reproducing apparatus 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a read only memory (ROM) that stores the program, and a random access memory (RAM) that expands the program. And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. An object of the present invention is a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the information reproducing apparatus 10 which is software for realizing the functions described above is recorded so as to be read by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the information reproducing apparatus 10 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and a compact disk-ROM / MO / MD / digital video disk / compact disk-R. A disk system including an optical disk, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM can be used.

  Further, the information reproducing apparatus 10 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Also, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention can also be expressed as follows. That is, an information recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is an information recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing medium identification information recorded on an information recording medium, and is an information exchange capable of exchanging information with an external device. And means for acquiring device identification information inherently possessed by the external device when the information is exchanged.

  An information recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus having means for connecting to a network, wherein the medium identification information and the device identification information are transmitted to a transmission destination based on transmission destination information recorded on the information recording medium. It is preferable to have means for transmitting.

  It is preferable to have means for recording the device identification information in a predetermined area of the recordable area of the information recording medium having both a recordable area where information can be recorded and a read-only area where information can only be read.

  The recording medium according to the present invention is a recordable area in which information can be recorded / reproduced by the information recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus, and a read-only area in which information can be recorded and a read-only area in which only information can be read. In the reproduction recording area, communication information for obtaining content and information related to the content is recorded by communication, and the device identification information is recorded in the recordable area. A device identification information recording area is provided.

  The information recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing information with respect to the information recording medium having means for connecting to a network, based on communication information recorded in the reproduction-only area It is preferable to transmit only the information recorded in the device identification information recording area.

  The above-described information recording medium recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing information with respect to the above-described information recording medium in which means capable of encrypting information is recorded in a reproduction-only area, wherein the device identification When recording information in the device identification information recording area, it is preferable to encrypt the device identification information based on an encryption method recorded in the reproduction-only area.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be expressed as follows.

  The information reproducing apparatus according to the present invention provides first identification information for identifying the first content to the information notifying means capable of notifying the content providing apparatus having a plurality of contents, and the first content. Information output means for outputting second identification information for identifying a receiving device that receives the related second content, and first information for acquiring the first identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user An identification information acquisition unit; and a second identification information acquisition unit that acquires the second identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user.

  The first identification information and the second identification information acquired by the information reproducing apparatus cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user.

  Here, information that cannot be rewritten arbitrarily by a user is rewritten when a general user uses a device in the range of purchase or means using information that can be acquired without being malicious. Point to no information.

  Therefore, it is difficult for any third party to arbitrarily forge, disguise, or tamper with any information, and it prevents unauthorized use of such identification information by third parties and unauthorized reception of second content. be able to.

  In addition, since two types of identification information that are difficult to tamper with by a third party are obtained without the user's manual operation, the user's manual input is not required, and the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

  In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from inputting wrong identification information due to an input mistake and using the wrong identification information unintentionally and illegally.

  It further comprises a content storage area for recording the first content and the first identification information, and the first identification information acquisition means can acquire the first identification information from the content storage area. Is preferred.

  In this case, the information reproducing apparatus can record the first content distributed through the network or the like and the first identification information.

  This eliminates the need for the user to own a separate recording medium, thereby improving the convenience for the user.

  As the first identification information acquisition means, the first content and the first identification information are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, and can be carried by the user It is preferable to include a content recording medium playback unit capable of playing back the content.

  In this case, since the first identification information is recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, the first identification information is arbitrary in the distribution process until the recording medium reaches the user. Can be prevented from being tampered with.

  The first identification information is content distribution identification information individually assigned to each of the first contents to be distributed, and the first identification information acquisition unit can acquire the content distribution identification information. preferable.

  In this case, the second identification associated with one piece of content distribution identification information by using, as the first identification information, content distribution identification information that is individually given each time the first content is distributed and sold. It is possible to limit the number of information and reduce the chance of inducing unauthorized copying of the second content.

  It further comprises information exchanging means capable of exchanging information with a terminal device which is separate from the information reproducing device, the receiving device is the terminal device, and the second identification information is the terminal device. It is terminal identification information to be identified, and the second identification information acquisition unit preferably acquires the terminal identification information using the information exchange unit.

  In this case, the second content can be played back by a terminal device separate from the information playback device.

  Therefore, since the user can carry the terminal device and play the second content at a favorite time and a favorite place, convenience for the user is improved.

  A network communication unit capable of mutual communication with a content providing apparatus that provides second content via a communication network, wherein the information notification unit is the network communication unit, and the network communication unit includes the first identification unit; It is preferable to notify the content providing apparatus of the information and the second identification information.

  In this case, since the information reproducing apparatus includes a network communication unit that can communicate with the content providing apparatus, the information reproducing apparatus automatically performs an operation of notifying the content providing apparatus of the first identification information and the second identification information. Can be done automatically.

  Therefore, the amount of work for the user is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  It is preferable that the first identification information acquiring unit includes an information exchanging unit with a separate first content reproduction apparatus capable of reading the first content and the first identification information.

  In this case, since the information reproducing apparatus does not need to read the first content and the first identification information, for example, a portable terminal can be used as the information reproducing apparatus.

  Therefore, the user can carry the portable terminal and notify the first identification information and the second identification information at a favorite time and a favorite place, and the convenience of the user is improved.

  Further, the first content reproduction device does not need to have communication means.

  Therefore, the user does not need to pay extra costs for providing the communication means to the first content reproduction apparatus.

  The information output means is an identification information recording medium recording means capable of recording the first identification information and the second identification information on an identification information recording medium that can be carried by a user. Is preferred.

  In this case, by recording the first identification information and the second identification information on the identification information recording medium, the identification information recording medium is used as an information notification unit separate from the information reproducing apparatus, and The identification information can be read to notify the content providing apparatus of the first identification information and the second identification information.

  Therefore, the information reproducing apparatus does not need to have a communication means for notifying the content providing apparatus of two pieces of identification information, and the user does not need to pay extra costs for providing the information reproducing apparatus with the communication means.

  The receiving device is capable of communicating with the content providing device via the communication network, and uses the second identification information acquisition unit to identify the receiving device as a connection destination on the communication network. Receiving device connection destination information acquisition means for acquiring the receiving device connection destination information from the receiving device, and the information output means further includes the receiving device connection destination information acquired by the receiving device connection destination information acquisition means. It is preferable to output to the information notification means.

  In this case, the content providing apparatus can provide the second content directly to the receiving apparatus using the receiving apparatus connection destination information.

  This eliminates the need for the user to move to the second content receiving apparatus, thereby reducing the amount of work and improving user convenience.

  The information output means preferably discards the first identification information and the second identification information from the information reproducing apparatus after outputting the first identification information and the second identification information. .

  In this case, the first identification information and the second identification information do not remain in the information reproducing apparatus, and even if the information reproducing apparatus is damaged such as theft, the first identification information is sent from the information reproducing apparatus to a third party. And the second identification information is not read illegally.

  The information output means notifies the information providing means of the first identification information and the second identification information after notifying the content providing apparatus of the first identification information and the second identification information. It is preferable to instruct to discard.

  In this case, the first identification information and the second identification information do not remain in the information notification means, and the first identification information and the second identification information are illegally read from the identification information acquisition means by a third party. There is nothing.

  Preferably, the content recording medium is a medium having a recordable area where information can be recorded, and the second identification information is recorded in the recordable area.

  In this case, since the second identification information is recorded on the content recording medium, the second identification information is acquired again when new second content is provided and the second identification information becomes necessary. There is no need to do it.

  Therefore, the user's work is simplified and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In addition, by recording the second identification information on the content recording medium, the content providing medium is read by using the content recording medium in the information notification unit separate from the information reproducing apparatus, and the content providing apparatus first The identification information and the second identification information can be notified.

  Therefore, the information reproducing apparatus does not need to have a communication means for notifying the content providing apparatus of two pieces of identification information, and the user does not need to pay extra costs for providing the information reproducing apparatus with the communication means.

  The content recording medium records an encryption key and an encryption algorithm in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user, and the information reproducing apparatus receives the encryption key and the encryption key from the content recording medium. It is preferable to obtain the encryption algorithm and record the encrypted second identification information in the recordable area.

  In this case, it is not necessary to separately prepare an encryption key and an encryption algorithm, the amount of work for the user is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In addition, since the encryption key and encryption algorithm are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, the encryption key and encryption must be performed during the distribution process until the recording medium reaches the user. Arbitrary tampering of the algorithm can be prevented.

  Further, since the recorded second identification information is encrypted, there is no possibility that the second identification information leaks even if the content medium is damaged such as theft.

  When outputting the first identification information and the second identification information using the information output means, the first identification information or the second identification information is encrypted with an encryption key and an encryption algorithm. It is preferable to output after conversion.

  In this case, there is no possibility that the first identification information and the second identification information output from the information output means are illegally read and misused.

  The information reproducing apparatus further includes an encryption acquisition means for acquiring the encryption algorithm for encrypting the first identification information and the second identification information using the encryption key and the encryption key. It is preferable that the encryption acquisition unit acquires the encryption key and the encryption algorithm recorded together with the first content.

  In this case, it is not necessary to separately prepare an encryption key and an encryption algorithm, the amount of work for the user is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  When the first identification information or the second identification information acquired by using the first identification information acquisition means or the second identification information acquisition means is encrypted, the encryption information is decrypted. It is preferable to include a decryption key and a decryption algorithm for decrypting the first identification information or the second identification information.

  In this case, since the movement of the first and second identification information performed by the first and second identification information acquisition means can be performed by encryption, the first and second identification information by the use of the relay device or the like Forgery, forgery, and tampering can be prevented.

  Content connection destination information acquisition means for acquiring content connection destination information that is recorded together with the first content and for specifying the content providing apparatus as a connection destination is provided, and the information output means includes the first content output means. In addition to the identification information and the second identification information, it is preferable to output the content connection destination information acquired using the content connection destination information acquisition means.

  In this case, the content connection destination information for specifying the content providing apparatus can be acquired together with the first content without separately acquiring.

  For this reason, a user's work amount is reduced and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  In the content recording medium according to the present invention, the first content and the first identification information for identifying the first content are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, and can be carried by the user. The content recording medium has a recordable area where information can be recorded, and the second content related to the first content can be reproduced in the recordable area. Second identification information for identifying the receiving device is recorded.

  Since the second identification information is recorded on the content recording medium, it is necessary to acquire the second identification information again when new second content is provided and the second identification information becomes necessary. Disappear.

  Therefore, the user's work is simplified and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In the content recording medium, it is preferable that an encryption key and an encryption algorithm are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user.

  In this case, it is not necessary to separately prepare an encryption key and an encryption algorithm, the amount of work for the user is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  In addition, since the encryption key and encryption algorithm are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, the encryption key and encryption must be performed during the distribution process until the recording medium reaches the user. Arbitrary tampering of the algorithm can be prevented.

  Further, since the recorded second identification information can be encrypted, even if the content medium is damaged such as theft, there is no possibility of the second identification information being leaked.

  A content providing system according to the present invention includes a content providing apparatus that has a plurality of contents and provides the content via a communication network, and an information notification unit that notifies the content providing apparatus via the communication network, A content providing system having an information reproduction device including an information output means for outputting information to the information notification means, wherein the information reproduction device cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user, First identification information acquisition means for acquiring first identification information for identifying one content, and second rewrite related to the first content that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user Second identification information acquisition means for acquiring second identification information for identifying the receiving device, and A content database for storing the content, a content selection means for selecting the second content specified by the first identification information and the second identification information from the plurality of contents, and a selection by the content selection means Content transmitting means for transmitting the second content to the receiving device via the communication network.

  In the content providing system described above, the first identification information and the second identification information acquired by the information reproducing apparatus cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, and any information is arbitrary by a third party. It is difficult to forge, disguise, or tamper with.

  On the other hand, in the content providing apparatus, the second content specified by the first identification information and the second identification information that is difficult for a third party to arbitrarily counterfeit, forge, or falsify is selected from the content database, The selected second content is transmitted to the receiving device.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the third content from illegally using the identification information and illegally receiving the second content.

  In addition, since two types of identification information that are difficult to tamper with by a third party are obtained without the user's manual operation, the user's manual input is not required, and the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

  In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from inputting wrong identification information due to an input mistake and using the wrong identification information unintentionally and illegally.

  The first identification information is content distribution identification information individually given for each of the first contents to be distributed, and the first identification information acquisition unit of the information reproducing apparatus uses the content distribution identification information as The content providing apparatus further includes an identification information database, and the identification information database preferably records the content distribution identification information and the second identification information in association with each other.

  In this case, the content distribution identification information that is given individually each time the first content is distributed and sold is used as the first identification information, and the content distribution identification information database stores one content distribution identification information. It is possible to limit the number of pieces of second identification information associated with each other and reduce the chance of inducing unauthorized copying of the second content.

  The information reproducing device further includes information exchanging means capable of exchanging information with a terminal device separate from the information reproducing device, the receiving device is the terminal device, and the second identification information Is terminal identification information for identifying the terminal device, and the second identification information acquisition means preferably acquires the terminal identification information using the information exchange means.

  In this case, the second content can be played back by a terminal device separate from the information playback device.

  Therefore, the user can carry the terminal device and play the second content at a favorite time and a favorite place, thereby improving user convenience.

  The information reproduction apparatus further includes network communication means capable of mutual communication with a content providing apparatus that provides the second content via the communication network, wherein the information notification means is the network communication means, and the network communication Preferably, the means notifies the content providing apparatus of the first identification information and the second identification information.

  In this case, since the information reproducing apparatus includes a network communication unit that can communicate with the content providing apparatus, the information reproducing apparatus automatically performs an operation of notifying the content providing apparatus of the first identification information and the second identification information. Can be done automatically.

  Therefore, the amount of work for the user is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  The information reproducing apparatus further includes information exchanging means with the separate first content reproducing apparatus capable of reading the first content and the first identification information as the first identification information acquiring means. Is preferred.

  In this case, since the information reproducing device does not need to read the first content and the first identification information, for example, a portable terminal can be used as the information reproducing device.

  Therefore, the user can carry the mobile terminal and notify the first identification information and the second identification information at a favorite time and a favorite place, thereby improving user convenience.

  Further, the first content reproduction device does not need to have communication means.

  Therefore, the user does not need to pay extra costs for providing the communication means to the first content reproduction apparatus.

  An identification information recording medium in which the information output means of the information reproducing apparatus can record the first identification information and the second identification information on an identification information recording medium that can be carried by a user. The information notifying means includes an identification information recording medium reproducing means capable of reproducing the identification information recording medium, and the first identification information and the second identification information are recorded from the identification information recording medium. Are preferably reproduced using the identification information recording medium reproducing means, and the content providing apparatus is notified of the first identification information and the second identification information.

  In this case, by recording the first identification information and the second identification information on the identification information recording medium, the identification information recording medium is used for information notification means separate from the information reproducing apparatus, and the two identification information is obtained. The first identification information and the second identification information can be notified to the content providing apparatus.

  Therefore, the information reproducing apparatus does not need to have a communication means for notifying the content providing apparatus of two pieces of identification information, and the user does not need to pay extra costs for providing the information reproducing apparatus with the communication means.

  The information notification means further includes an identification information recording medium recording means capable of recording on the identification information recording medium, and uses the identification information recording medium recording means to transmit the second content provided from the content providing apparatus. It is preferable to record on the identification information recording medium.

  In this case, neither the information reproducing apparatus nor the receiving apparatus needs to be connected to the content providing apparatus via the communication network, and the user has an extra cost for providing communication means to the information reproducing apparatus and the receiving apparatus. No need to pay.

  The receiving device can communicate with the content providing device via the communication network, and the information reproducing device uses the second identification information acquisition unit to connect the receiving device on the communication network. Receiving device connection destination information acquisition means for acquiring receiving device connection destination information for specifying as a connection destination from the receiving device is further provided, and the information output means is further provided by the receiving device connection destination information acquisition means. Preferably, the receiving device connection destination information is output to the information notification means, and the content providing device directly transmits the second content to the receiving device using the receiving device connection destination information.

  In this case, the content providing apparatus can provide the second content directly to the receiving apparatus using the receiving apparatus connection destination information.

  This eliminates the need for the user to move the second content to the receiving device, thereby reducing the amount of work and improving the convenience for the user.

  The content providing apparatus directly receives the second identification information from the receiving apparatus using the receiving apparatus connection destination information, and directly receives the second identification information notified from the information notifying unit and the receiving apparatus. After collating the second identification information, it is preferable to transmit the second content directly to the receiving device using the receiving device connection destination information.

  In this case, since the content providing apparatus can directly confirm that the receiving apparatus that provides the second content matches the receiving apparatus notified by the information notification unit, the content providing apparatus has an opportunity to induce unauthorized copying of the second content. Can be reduced.

  When the information reproducing device outputs the first identification information and the second identification information using the information output means, the first identification information or the second identification information is used as an encryption key. The content providing apparatus decrypts the encrypted first identification information and the second identification information with a decryption key after being encrypted by an encryption algorithm and output to the information notification means. It is preferable to include a conversion processing means.

  In this case, there is no possibility that the first identification information and the second identification information output from the information output means are illegally read and misused.

  The first content and the first identification information are recorded in a recording area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user of a content recording medium that can be carried by the user. Content recording medium reproducing means capable of reproducing a content recording medium, and the encryption algorithm for encrypting the first identification information and the second identification information using the encryption key and the encryption key. And an encryption acquisition means for acquiring, wherein the encryption key, and the first identification information and the second information using the encryption key are recorded in a recording area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user of the content recording medium. And the encryption algorithm for encrypting the identification information of the content is recorded, and the encryption acquisition means uses the content recording medium playback means to record the content recording. It is preferable to obtain the above encryption key and the encryption algorithm that is recorded on the medium.

  In this case, since the first identification information, the encryption key, and the encryption algorithm are recorded in an area that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, in the distribution process until the recording medium reaches the user. The first identification information, the encryption key, and the encryption algorithm can be prevented from being arbitrarily tampered.

  In addition, it is not necessary to prepare an encryption key and an encryption algorithm separately, the amount of work for the user is reduced, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  It is preferable that the second content provided by the content providing device can be reproduced only by the receiving device having the second identification information notified from the information notification unit.

  In this case, since the second content provided by the content providing device cannot be played back by a receiving device other than the receiving device notified by the information notification unit, the chance of inducing unauthorized copying of the second content can be reduced. .

  The content providing method according to the present invention is a content providing method using an information reproducing device provided with an information output means for outputting information to an information notifying means for notifying information to a content providing apparatus having a plurality of contents. In addition, the user cannot arbitrarily rewrite, the first acquisition step of acquiring the first identification information for identifying the first content, and the user cannot arbitrarily rewrite, A second acquisition step of acquiring second identification information for identifying a receiving device that receives the second content related to the first content, the first information output means, and the information notification means; Notifying the content providing apparatus of the first identification information acquired by the acquisition step and the second identification information acquired by the second acquisition step, The said second content specified by the serial first identification information and the second identification information transmitting selected from the plurality of contents and a request step of requesting to the content providing apparatus.

  In the above content providing method, the first identification information and the second identification information cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user, and any information can be arbitrarily forged, forged or altered by a third party. It becomes difficult.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the third content from illegally using the identification information and illegally receiving the second content.

  In addition, since two types of identification information that are difficult to tamper with by a third party are obtained without the user's manual operation, the user's manual input is not required, and the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

  In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from inputting wrong identification information due to an input mistake and using the wrong identification information unintentionally and illegally.

  The information reproducing apparatus may be realized by a computer. In this case, a control program for the information reproducing apparatus for causing the information reproducing apparatus to be realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as the respective means is also included in the present invention. Enter the category of.

  The present invention improves the convenience for the user and prevents unauthorized copying of content from a recording medium such as content DVD and content BD. Therefore, the information reproducing apparatus having a communication function used by the user It is suitable for such as.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Content providing system 10, 70 Information reproduction device 11 First identification information acquisition unit (first identification information acquisition means, content recording medium reproduction means, identification information recording medium reproduction means)
12 2nd identification information acquisition part (2nd identification information acquisition means)
13, 13a, 13b Content transmission request section (information output means, information notification means, network communication means)
14 Content connection destination information acquisition unit (content connection destination information acquisition means)
15 Information Exchange Department (Information Exchange Means)
16 Terminal connection destination information (receiving device connection destination information acquisition means)
17 User information setting part 18 Encryption acquisition part (encryption acquisition means)
19 Encryption processing section 21 Recording section (identification information recording medium recording means)
22, 22b Encrypted identification information acquisition unit 30 Content providing device 31 Content selection unit 32 Content transmission unit 33 Identification information database 34 Content database 35 Decryption processing unit (decryption processing means)
40 Terminal device (receiving device)
41 Input / output unit 42 Terminal device identification information storage area 421 Terminal device identification information (second identification information, terminal identification information)
422 terminal connection destination information (receiving device connection destination information)
50, 50a Recording medium (content recording medium, identification information recording medium)
51 Content Identification Information Storage Area 60 Communication Network 61 Data Communication Network 62 Wireless Base Station 80 Information Reproducing Device (First Content Reproducing Device)
501 Content identification information (first identification information)
502 Content connection destination information 503 Encryption key 504 Encryption algorithm

Claims (4)

An information reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing information,
A content providing apparatus having a plurality of contents is notified of content identification information for identifying the first content and receiving apparatus identification information for identifying the receiving apparatus that receives the second content related to the first content. Information notification means;
Content identification information acquisition means for acquiring the content identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by the user;
A receiving device identification information acquiring means for acquiring the receiving device identification information that cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user;
And unauthorized copy preventing means for preventing unauthorized copying of the second content specified based on the content identification information and the receiving device identification information to a device other than the receiving device identified by the receiving device identification information. An information reproducing apparatus characterized by that. A content storage area for recording the first content and the content identification information;
The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content identification information acquisition unit is capable of acquiring the content identification information from the content storage area.   As said content identification information acquisition means, said 1st content and said content identification information are recorded on the area | region which cannot be arbitrarily rewritten by a user, and can reproduce | regenerate the content recording medium which a user can carry The information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a content recording medium reproducing unit.   The control program for functioning a computer as said each means of the information reproduction apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3.

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