JP4341157B2 - Kiosk terminal - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a kiosk terminal device that provides a service for recording digital data on a recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, various data have been exchanged through various communication lines due to dramatic progress in communication technology and the development of communication infrastructure. For example, the Internet, which is rapidly spreading worldwide, can communicate not only text-based data but also music data and image data.
[0003]
In recent years, music data, video data, game program data, etc. are transmitted to terminals provided in convenience stores through dedicated communication lines, and general consumers can transfer these data from the terminal to various recording media. Data recording systems are also becoming popular. In such a system, a general consumer can record various data by paying a fee to the terminal, while a part of the fee collected here provides the data. Is to be paid to the copyright manager who is.
[0004]
For example, regarding music data, various types of recording media have been proposed as recording media for recording the music data, and various data formats have also been proposed. For example, examples of the recording medium include a magneto-optical disk such as a CD (Compact Disc) and an MD (Mini Disc), a flash memory such as a memory stick, or an MO as a general-purpose digital data recording medium. Examples of data formats include PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) data used for CDs, ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) data, which is a compressed data format used for MDs, etc., and compression used for music distribution, etc. There is MP3 (Mpeg-1 Layer3) as a data format.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, regarding music data, digital data of various data formats are recorded on various recording media. Thus, for example, when a user has a device capable of playing back a specific recording medium, even if he / she obtains music data recorded on another recording medium, he / she cannot hear it. Such a situation may occur. In this case, even if there is a device for reproducing the obtained recording medium, if data cannot be moved or copied, music can be heard only by the corresponding device. .
[0006]
That is, when there is a need to convert the format of digital music data, the device possessed by the user cannot or cannot be converted into a desired format, but the sound quality is May be significantly deteriorated, and there is a problem that the range of use of music data is limited.
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a kiosk type terminal device that provides a service for recording digital data on a recording medium and has a data copy or transfer function. There is.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a kiosk type terminal device according to claim 1 is recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer in a kiosk type terminal device that provides a service for recording digital data on a recording medium. Data reading means for reading digital data and data recording means for recording the digital data read by the data reading means on a recording medium desired by the consumer are provided.
[0009]
According to the above configuration, the data reading unit reads the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer, and the data recording unit converts the digital data into the recording medium desired by the consumer. It becomes possible to record.
[0010]
For example, if a consumer has a plurality of digital data utilization devices having different readable recording medium formats and has digital data recorded on one recording medium, the digital data is stored in the recording medium. It can be used only by the digital data utilization apparatus corresponding to the medium. Here, if the consumer has an apparatus capable of copying data between different types of recording media, the digital data utilization apparatus compatible with other recording media can also perform copying. Although the digital data can be used, generally, there are not so many consumers who have such a copying apparatus. In such a case, the digital data can be recorded on another recording medium by bringing the recording medium on which the digital data is recorded to the kiosk type terminal device according to the present invention.
[0011]
In other words, according to the above configuration, even a general consumer who does not have a special device that can copy data between a plurality of recording media, It becomes possible to record on a recording medium, and the use range of the digital data can be expanded.
[0012]
The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 2 further comprises data conversion means for converting the digital data read by the data reading means into a data format desired by a consumer in the configuration according to claim 1, The data recording means records the digital data in the data format converted by the data converting means on a recording medium desired by the consumer.
[0013]
According to the above configuration, the data conversion means can convert the data format of the original digital data into a data format desired by the consumer. Thus, for example, when a consumer owns a plurality of digital data utilization devices with different corresponding data formats and has digital data having a certain data format, a recording medium on which the digital data is recorded is recorded. By bringing it to the kiosk type terminal device according to the present invention, digital data converted into another data format can be obtained.
[0014]
That is, according to the above configuration, even a general consumer who does not have a special device capable of performing data format conversion converts his / her digital data into another data format. And the range of use of the digital data can be expanded.
[0015]
The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 3 is the configuration according to claim 1, wherein the digital data read by the data reading means is substantially the same as content data as a product handled in the kiosk type terminal device. Data check means for determining whether or not they are the same, and when the data check means determines that the digital data and the content data are substantially the same, the data recording means However, the content data is recorded on a recording medium desired by a consumer.
[0016]
According to the above configuration, when the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer is substantially the same as the content data handled in the kiosk type terminal device, the content data is consumed. It is recorded on a recording medium desired by the person. Therefore, for example, when digital data recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer is compressed, if digital copying is performed on another recording medium as it is, compressed and deteriorated data is recorded. However, according to said structure, since recording is performed based on the content data currently handled in a kiosk type terminal device, the quality of the data recorded can be improved. Therefore, according to the above configuration, even a general consumer who does not have a special device that can copy data between a plurality of recording media, It becomes possible to record on a recording medium, and it is also possible to record digital data of higher quality than the digital data that it has on another recording medium.
[0017]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the second aspect, the digital data read by the data reading means is substantially the same as content data as a product handled by the kiosk type terminal device. Data check means for determining whether or not they are the same, and when the data check means determines that the digital data and the content data are substantially the same, the data conversion means However, it is characterized in that it is converted into digital data in a data format desired by the consumer based on the content data.
[0018]
According to the above configuration, when the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer is substantially the same as the content data handled in the kiosk type terminal device, based on the content data Thus, the data is converted into a data format desired by the consumer. Therefore, for example, when digital data recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer is compressed, if converted to another data format as it is, data conversion based on the compressed and deteriorated data is performed. However, according to the above configuration, since the data format is converted based on the content data handled in the kiosk type terminal device, the quality of the converted data can be improved. Therefore, according to the above configuration, even a general consumer who does not have a special device capable of performing data format conversion converts his / her digital data into another data format. In addition, it is possible to convert the data into digital data having higher quality than the digital data that the user has.
[0019]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the third or fourth aspect, the data check means checks the header portion of the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer. When the header portion includes data indicating that the kiosk-type terminal device handles the data, it is substantially the same as the content data as the product handled by the kiosk-type terminal device. It is characterized by judging.
[0020]
According to the above configuration, the data check means includes data indicating that the kiosk type terminal device handles in the header portion of the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer. In this case, it is determined that this is substantially the same as the content data as the product handled in the kiosk type terminal device. Therefore, this determination can be made quickly and accurately.
[0021]
The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 6 is the configuration according to claim 3, wherein the data check means determines that the digital data and the content data are substantially the same. The recording means adds the usage restriction information to the data to be recorded when the content data is recorded on a recording medium desired by the consumer.
[0022]
According to said structure, when original digital data is the handling data of a kiosk type terminal device, utilization restriction information is added to the data recorded on a recording medium. Therefore, even when data is copied in the kiosk-type terminal device, the use restriction information is added to the copy data, so that unauthorized use can be prevented. Therefore, even if an apparatus capable of performing such data copy processing is provided, it is possible to suppress a state in which the copyright of the data is infringed.
[0023]
The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 7 is the configuration according to claim 4, wherein the data check means determines that the digital data and the content data are substantially the same. The converting means adds the usage restriction information to the data at the conversion destination when converting the data into digital data in a data format desired by the consumer based on the content data.
[0024]
According to said structure, when original digital data is the handling data of a kiosk type terminal device, utilization restriction information is added to the data after data conversion. Therefore, even when data is copied after the data conversion in the kiosk type terminal device, since the use restriction information is added to the copy data, unauthorized use can be prevented. Therefore, even if an apparatus capable of performing such data copy processing is provided, it is possible to suppress a state in which the copyright of the data is infringed.
[0025]
A kiosk type terminal device according to an eighth aspect is characterized in that, in the configuration according to the sixth or seventh aspect, the use restriction information is reproducible frequency information.
[0026]
According to the above configuration, the reproducible number of times information is added to the data as the usage restriction information. Here, the reproducible number of times includes the number of times that the data can be copied and converted into data of substantially the same data format, and / or the number of times that data can be used. As a result, for example, when the reproducible number of times is set as the number of times that the data can be copied and converted into data of substantially the same data format, once the data copy process or the like is performed, the data is Based on this, it is possible to prevent unlimited duplication processing. Therefore, for example, it is possible to accurately protect the copyright of the data.
[0027]
A kiosk type terminal device according to a ninth aspect is characterized in that, in the configuration according to any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the use restriction information is usable environment information.
[0028]
According to the above configuration, the usable environment information is added to the data as the usage restriction information. Therefore, the data that has been copied in the kiosk terminal device can be used only in an environment that conforms to the available environment information. Therefore, for example, it is possible to protect the copyright of data more accurately.
[0029]
A kiosk-type terminal device according to claim 10 is the configuration according to claim 2, wherein the digital data is music data recording music data, and the data conversion means is a digital read by the data reading means. When converting data to the data format desired by the consumer, processing to increase the number of bits of the original digital data, processing to perform interpolation so that the sampling data is smoothly connected in the time axis direction, and the original digital data Processing to convert the sampling frequency of the data to sampling frequency data that is the least common multiple of the sampling frequency of the digital data after data conversion, processing to convert to the sampling frequency of the digital data after data conversion, Performs processing to convert to the number of bits of digital data It is.
[0030]
According to the above configuration, after increasing the number of bits of the original digital data, interpolation processing is performed so that each sampling data is smoothly connected in the time axis direction, and the sampling frequency is converted to the sampling frequency after the original and data conversion. After increasing to the least common multiple, the desired sampling frequency and number of bits are converted. Therefore, it is possible to improve data quality rather than simply converting the number of bits and the sampling frequency.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 as follows.
[0032]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the information distribution system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the information distribution system is composed of a master server 1 and a plurality of kiosk terminals (kiosk type terminal devices) 2.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, the master server 1 indicates a server computer that stores music data as a master and a master server management company that manages the master computer based on a contract with the record company 3, the music production 4, and the like. The master server 1 stores digitized original music data, or distribution music data converted into a data format suitable for distribution based on the original music data.
[0034]
The kiosk terminal 2 is a terminal device connected to the master server 1 via a communication line. The kiosk terminal 2 can download music data for distribution stored in the master server 1 through a communication line based on a contract with the master server manager. The communication line may be any line as long as it is capable of data communication. For example, it may be a dedicated line or an Internet line.
[0035]
The kiosk terminal 2 can sell music data to consumers. As a sales form, for example, the kiosk terminal 2 is installed in a convenience store, a game center, etc., the consumer goes to the kiosk terminal 2, records desired music data on some recording medium, The system is to purchase a recording medium.
[0036]
Further, the kiosk terminal 2 has a function of moving or copying music data recorded in various data formats on various recording media to another recording medium or the same recording medium, and performing data format conversion processing. Have. That is, the consumer goes to the kiosk terminal 2 with a recording medium on which the music data that he owns is recorded, and the music data is stored in the desired recording medium that the kiosk terminal 2 supports. It is possible to transfer, copy, and convert data on this recording medium. Details of this function will be described later.
[0037]
Next, the configuration of the kiosk terminal 2 will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the kiosk terminal 2. The configuration shown in FIG. 1 shows an example in which the kiosk terminal 2 is configured by a PC (Personal Computer) based server computer. As shown in the figure, the kiosk terminal 2 includes a data storage unit 5, a central processing unit 6, an authentication check unit 7, a cancel control unit 8, a reproduction data check unit 9, a reproduction data storage processing unit 10, and a sound data output device 11. , Voice guide control processing unit 12, reproduction completion processing unit 13, converted data storage processing unit (data recording means) 14, communication processing unit 15, display unit 16, operation unit 17, reproduction processing unit 18, billing management unit 19, ordering The data management unit 20, the data conversion receiving unit 21, the imported data check unit (data check unit) 22, the data conversion unit (data reading unit, data conversion unit) 23, and the order processing unit 24 are provided. Note that FIG. 1 is a diagram in which all the above-described components are connected in the same manner. However, in actuality, the parts connected in hardware via various buses, interfaces, etc., and control / processing Portions that are connected via software are mixed.
[0038]
The data storage unit 5 is configured by storage means such as a hard disk device, for example, and stores music data for distribution received from the master server 1 or stores various management data in the kiosk terminal 2. . Note that an OS, various programs, data, and the like necessary for the operation of the kiosk terminal 2 are stored in the hard disk device or another hard disk device.
[0039]
The central processing unit 6 is configured by an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and performs various arithmetic processes performed in the kiosk terminal 2. Although not shown, a RAM (Random Access Memory) required for performing various arithmetic processes is also provided.
[0040]
The communication processing unit 15 serves as an interface for performing data communication with the master server 1 and is assigned a specific COM port of a computer constituting the kiosk terminal 2. The network interface is not particularly limited. For example, Ethernet, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), or the like is used.
[0041]
The display unit 16 includes various display monitors such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The operation unit 17 includes a pointing device such as a joystick and an input device such as various buttons. The consumer sees the display on the display unit 16 and performs an input operation using the operation unit 17 to perform purchase of desired data, data transfer / copy / data conversion processing, and the like.
[0042]
The reproduction data storage processing unit 10 is a block that performs processing for recording music data on some recording medium when the consumer purchases the music data. The type of the recording medium is not particularly limited, but for example, MD, CD-R, DVD, memory stick, smart media (registered trademark), multimedia card, compact flash (registered trademark), MO, floppy (registered trademark) disk, ZIP Examples include a disk, a JAZ (registered trademark) disk, a PC card, and a small hard disk. Moreover, as a form when recording on such a recording medium, a form may be carried out by the consumer himself / herself, or when a recording medium is prepared in advance in the terminal and sold. Alternatively, an amount obtained by adding the charge for the recording medium to the charge for the data may be used.
[0043]
The converted data storage processing unit 14 is a block that performs processing for recording the music data on some recording medium when the consumer performs music data transfer / copy / data conversion processing. There are no particular restrictions on the type of recording medium to which music data is moved / copied / converted and to which data is moved / copied / converted, and examples include various recording media exemplified in the reproduction data storage processing unit 10. In addition, as a form for recording on such a recording medium, a form may be provided in which the consumer carries it by himself / herself, or a recording medium is prepared in advance in the terminal, and music data is transferred. -When performing the copy / data conversion process, an amount obtained by adding the fee of the recording medium to the fee may be charged.
[0044]
The audio output device 11 includes an amplifier unit and a speaker, and is a block for outputting various sounds. For example, when purchasing music data, moving / copying / converting data, a sound for listening to the music is output, a sound for guiding operation is output, or a BGM is output. It will be.
[0045]
The data storage unit 5, central processing unit 6, communication processing unit 15, display unit 16, operation unit 17, reproduction data storage processing unit 10, converted data storage processing unit 14, and audio output device 11 described above are a kiosk terminal. 2 is a block showing a hardware configuration in FIG. Then, the authentication check unit 7, cancellation control unit 8, reproduction data check unit 9, voice guide control processing unit 12, reproduction completion processing unit 13, reproduction processing unit 18, billing management unit 19, order data management unit 20, shown below, The order processing unit 24, the data conversion receiving unit 21, the fetched data check unit 22, and the data conversion unit 23 are blocks showing a software configuration in the kiosk terminal 2.
[0046]
The authentication check unit 7 is a block that sends a distribution request for specific distribution music data to the master server 1 to authenticate data distribution. When making a distribution request, the authentication check unit 7 sends the ID and password of the kiosk terminal 2 and the master server 1 side performs these authentication checks. If this check is passed, the master server 1 Therefore, the requested music data for distribution is distributed to the kiosk terminal 2.
[0047]
The cancel control unit 8 is a block for performing a process of canceling the charging process and canceling the reproduction of the corresponding data when the cancellation is performed after the data is once requested by the consumer. Note that reproduction here corresponds to a state in which data is sold to a consumer. That is, the music data requested for purchase by the consumer is recorded on various recording media, and when the recording medium reaches the consumer's hand, it is counted that the reproduction has been performed once. The cancel control unit 8 cancels the data transfer / copy / data conversion process and cancels the data transfer / copy / data conversion process once requested by the consumer. A process for canceling the process is also performed.
[0048]
When the specific data requested by the consumer is stored in the kiosk terminal 2, the playback data check unit 9 checks the playback count information of the stored specific data and can play back the data. It is a block that checks whether or not. If it is determined that reproduction is not possible, the master server 1 is requested to distribute the specific data requested for reproduction.
[0049]
The voice guide control processing unit 12 is a block that controls various voice guides related to data reproduction and movement / copy / data conversion processing for the consumer.
[0050]
The reproduction processing unit 18 decodes the encrypted music data for distribution with respect to the data requested to be reproduced, and simultaneously performs decompression (decompression) processing when the distribution music data is compressed. The block to perform. As a result, the data requested to be reproduced is converted into a data format that can be converted into various data formats.
[0051]
The billing management unit 19 is a block for managing billing when a consumer makes a reproduction request, that is, a data purchase request, and billing when a data transfer / copy / data conversion process is requested. It is. Examples of billing include cash payment, payment by credit card, debit card, prepaid card, and the like. Therefore, the charge management unit 19 includes a device that collects cash or a device that performs settlement using various cards, and has a system that controls these devices. The charge management unit 19 also has a function of calculating charge information at the time of data purchase based on the number of times of reproduction information and the like and changing the charge per reproduction.
[0052]
The order data management unit 20 is a block that checks the number of reproductions of data stored in the kiosk terminal 2 and records and manages it together with the ID of each data. The order data management unit 20 can grasp how much each data stored in the kiosk terminal 2 can be reproduced.
[0053]
The order processing unit 24 is a block that makes a request to newly distribute data from the master server 1 that has been recognized by the order data management unit 20 that the number of reproducible times is 0 or less than a predetermined value.
[0054]
When the reproduction processing for the consumer is completed, the reproduction completion processing unit 13 transmits data indicating completion of reproduction of the corresponding data to the master server 1 or a management server that manages data distribution, and the reproduction completion history. It is a block that performs processing to save data.
[0055]
The data conversion receiving unit 21 is a block that performs a conversion method selection process and a conversion condition selection process when a data transfer / copy / data conversion process is requested by a consumer. In the conversion method selection process, the consumer selects the type of the recording medium on which the original music data is recorded, the type of the recording medium to which the transfer / copy / data conversion process is performed, the type of data format, and the transfer process. It is selected whether to perform copy processing. In the conversion condition selection process, when the later-described import data check unit 21 determines that the original music data is data sold at the kiosk terminal 2, the transfer / copy / data conversion process is performed. A process for selecting conditions for setting information such as the number of times of reproduction and reproducible environment information is performed on the destination data.
[0056]
The captured data check unit 21 checks the original music data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer, detects the data format, and the music data is sold by the kiosk terminal 2 It is a block for detecting whether or not.
[0057]
The data conversion unit 23 reads the original music data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer, converts the read original music data into a data format to which the moving / copying process is performed, In addition, this block is a block that performs processing for setting conditions such as the number of times of reproduction and the environment information that can be reproduced for the music data to which the movement / copy / data conversion processing is performed.
[0058]
Next, the distribution music data transmitted from the master server 1 to the kiosk terminal 2 will be described below. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of music data for distribution. As shown in the figure, the music data for distribution has a configuration including a header portion and a data portion.
[0059]
In the header portion, the number of reproduction times information, the data ID, and the authentication code are recorded. The reproduction count information is information indicating how many times the distribution music data can be reproduced. As described above, playback is equivalent to a state in which data is sold to consumers. Therefore, this playback count information indicates how many times the distribution music data can be sold. Will be. That is, by limiting the number of times of reproduction by this number of times of reproduction information, it is possible to prevent a situation in which once sold music data is received, it can be sold unlimitedly as many times as possible.
[0060]
The data ID indicates a unique ID of the distribution music data, and indicates the contents of the data included in the distribution music data. The ID becomes different depending on the timing and distribution route distributed from. The authentication code is a code indicating that the data is used in the information distribution system.
[0061]
The data part is composed of content data, that is, music information data. The content data may be data encoded in an encrypted state so that the content cannot be easily analyzed. In general, the music information data itself is often large data, and may be coded in a compressed state.
[0062]
Next, the type of the recording medium to which the reproduction process and the copy / data conversion / movement process are performed will be described. Here, the types of recording media are classified into three types. First, the first recording medium corresponds to a recording medium such as an MD or a CD-R recorded in a CD-AUDIO format. In these recording media, music information is recorded in a unique data format, and a copyright protection technique called serial copy management is applied. When music data is recorded on such a recording medium, it is recorded in a data format corresponding to each recording medium, such as copy count information, reproducible environment information, kiosk terminal ID, etc. There is no recording. Such a type of recording medium will be referred to as an MD format recording medium.
[0063]
The second recording medium corresponds to a recording medium having an ID authentication function, such as a memory stick or smart media. Such a recording medium is provided with an IC (Integrated Circuit) capable of performing ID authentication. A recording medium provided with such an ID authentication function will be referred to as an ID authenticable recording medium.
[0064]
The third recording medium corresponds to various recording media capable of recording arbitrary digital data, such as MO, ZIP disk, and JAZ disk. It is possible to record music data in an arbitrary data format on such a recording medium. The music data is read by, for example, a PC or the like, and music playback software corresponding to the recorded data format is used. Will be played. Such a recording medium will be referred to as a general-purpose recording medium.
[0065]
Next, the flow of processing in the kiosk terminal 2 when a music data reproduction (sales) request is made from a consumer will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in S1, it is determined whether or not a reproduction request for specific data has been made by the consumer to the kiosk terminal 2, and if it is determined that a reproduction request has been made (YES in S1), steps after S2 Is executed and no reproduction request is made (NO in S1), the process of S1 is repeated. That is, this step indicates a standby state for a reproduction request.
[0066]
Next, it is determined whether or not music data corresponding to the data requested to be reproduced is stored in the kiosk terminal 2 in a reproducible state (S2). Here, the state in which the music data can be played back indicates that the number of playback times information recorded in the header portion of the music data is greater than or equal to the number requested for playback. If NO in S2, that is, if it is determined that there is no reproducible music data in the kiosk terminal 2, the subsequent processing from S3 is performed. If it is determined that it is within, processing from S7 described later is performed.
[0067]
If it is determined NO in S2, the distribution music data corresponding to the data requested to be reproduced is downloaded from the master server 1. Therefore, in S3, the ordering processing unit 24 selects the master server 1 that is the distribution request destination. Here, as a method for selecting the master server 1, for example, the master server 1 that is likely to have the music data for distribution corresponding to the data requested to be reproduced based on the past distribution history or the like. Or a method of selecting from the master server 1 having a high transfer rate at the time of data distribution. Note that the master server 1 can be selected in this way when the kiosk terminal 2 has a distribution contract with a plurality of master servers 1 and distribution is performed only with one master server 1. If this is the case, this step is omitted.
[0068]
Then, a distribution request for the distribution music data is sent to the master server 1 selected in S3 (S4). At this time, authentication is performed by sending the kiosk terminal 2 ID and password.
[0069]
When the distribution request is accepted, the corresponding distribution music data is transmitted from the master server 1 to the kiosk terminal 2 (S5). As a result, music data corresponding to the data requested for reproduction is stored in the kiosk terminal 2.
[0070]
Then, before performing the reproduction | regeneration operation | movement of the downloaded music data, ID of the kiosk terminal 2 is provided to this music data (S6). Similarly, in the above S2, YES, that is, if it is determined that reproducible music data exists in the kiosk terminal 2, the ID of the kiosk terminal 2 is assigned to the music data (S7). Through these steps, information on the kiosk terminal that has performed the reproduction process is recorded in the music data. Note that steps S6 and S7 are omitted when the recording medium to be recorded is the above-described MD recording medium.
[0071]
In this way, for the music data to which the ID of the kiosk terminal 2 is assigned, it is checked in S8 whether the music data can be reproduced for confirmation. This check is performed, for example, to check whether the kiosk terminal 2 conforms to the playback environment conditions recorded in the header portion of the music data. If this is done, this check will pass. If it is determined that the reproduction is impossible (NO in S8), an error message is displayed on the display unit 16 (S9), and the reproduction process is stopped.
[0072]
If it is determined in S8 that playback is possible (YES in S8), the playback data storage processing unit 10 records the corresponding music data on the designated recording medium and performs playback processing (S10). Here, the recording medium on which the music data is recorded may be a recording medium prepared by the kiosk terminal 2 or a recording medium brought by the consumer himself. When the reproduction process is completed, the reproduction completion processing unit 13 transmits data indicating completion of reproduction of the corresponding music data to the master server 1 or a management server that manages data distribution, and the reproduction completion history data. Is stored in the kiosk terminal 2. By performing the steps up to S10, the reproduction (sales) process is completed, and the process returns to S1 to return to the reproduction request standby state.
[0073]
Next, the configuration of music data recorded on a recording medium by performing the above-described reproduction processing will be described below. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of the music data. As shown in the figure, the music data is composed of a header portion and a data portion. Since the data format of the music data recorded on the MD format recording medium is a data format corresponding to the recording medium, the configuration of the music data shown in FIG. The music data is recorded on the recording medium.
[0074]
In the header part, copyable number of times information, data ID, authentication code, reproducible environment information, and kiosk terminal ID are recorded. The copyable number information is information indicating how many times copying the music data to an ID authenticable recording medium or a general-purpose recording medium is permitted. In other words, the copyable frequency information is added to prevent a state in which copying can be performed as many times as possible once music data is received by limiting the number of times of copying. Further, this copyable number information is rewritten so that it is decremented by one each time a copy process is performed, and when it becomes 0, it functions as prohibition information for prohibiting the copy process.
[0075]
The data ID indicates a unique ID of the music data, and indicates the contents of data included in the music data. Moreover, even if this data ID is the data of the same content, it may become different ID according to the timing (time) delivered from the master server 1. The authentication code is a code indicating that the data is distributed from a specific master server 1.
[0076]
The reproducible environment information is information defining an environment in which the music data is reproduced. Details of the setting of the reproducible environment information will be described later. The kiosk terminal ID is information indicating which kiosk terminal 2 has sold (reproduced) the music data.
[0077]
The data part is constituted by content data having purchase value for consumers, that is, digital music data in this embodiment. The digital music data may be data encoded in an encrypted state so that the contents cannot be easily analyzed. In general, such digital music data often has a large data size, and may be encoded in a compressed state as necessary.
[0078]
Next, the types of music data transfer / copy / data conversion processing that can be performed in the kiosk terminal 2 in the present embodiment will be described. The types of processing are listed below. (1) A process of converting data in one recording medium into another data format and storing it in the same recording medium. (2) A process of converting data in one recording medium into another data format and storing it in another recording medium. (3) A process of converting a plurality of data recorded in a plurality of recording media into another data format and storing them together in one other recording medium. (4) A process of converting a plurality of data recorded in a plurality of recording media into another data format and storing them in other recording media. In the above processing, when the original data is deleted, it corresponds to a migration process, and when the original data is left, it corresponds to a copy process.
[0079]
Next, the flow of processing in the kiosk terminal 2 when a music data transfer / copy / data conversion request is made by a consumer will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in S11, a process for moving / copying / converting specific data is selected by the consumer. Then, after depositing the basic fee (S12), the type of processing to be performed is selected (S13). The selection here includes the type and data format of the recording medium on which the music data to be moved, copied, and data converted is recorded, and the type and data format of the recording medium to be moved, copied, and converted. Is mentioned.
[0080]
Next, the recording medium on which the music data (original data) to be processed set in S13 is recorded is set in the recording medium insertion port of the kiosk terminal 2 by the consumer (S14). Then, the data recorded on the set recording medium is read, and information of each data is taken in (S15). Information of each data captured here is displayed on the display unit 16 included in the kiosk terminal 2, and the consumer selects music data to be processed as desired from the data group (S16).
[0081]
Here, in order to confirm whether or not the selected music data is music data that the consumer wants to process, the music data is reproduced (normal music reproduction) (S17). The consumer can confirm that the music data selected as the processing target is correct by actually listening to the music.
[0082]
Next, in S18, it is determined whether or not the music data is data handled by the kiosk terminal 2 by checking information in the header portion of the selected music data. Here, the data handled by the kiosk terminal 2 represents music data reproduced (sold) at the kiosk terminal 2. When it is determined that the selected music data is not data handled by the kiosk terminal 2 (NO in S18), processing from S25 described later is performed.
[0083]
If it is determined that the selected music data is data handled by the kiosk terminal 2 (YES in S18), the recording medium that is the destination of movement / copying / data conversion is the above-described ID-authenticable recording medium or general-purpose recording medium If it is a recording medium, usage conditions such as the number of times that the music data at the recording destination can be copied and the playback environment information are set by the consumer (S19). For example, if the original music data is data whose copyable number of times is 0, basically, the original music data is erased and the music data is moved to a new recording medium. Whether or not the data is converted into data having a different data format is set, and the newly created music data is set to have a copyable count of zero. Here, if it is desired to keep the original music data, or if it is desired to increase the number of times that newly created music data can be copied, this can be set in S19. However, in this case, a fee corresponding to the increase in the number of times of copying is further charged.
[0084]
Thereafter, by making an inquiry to the consumer, it is determined whether or not there is music data to be transferred / copied / converted in another recording medium (S20). Is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined NO in S20, a list of the selected music data and setting conditions of usage conditions in each music data is displayed, and these contents are confirmed by the consumer (S21).
[0085]
If there is no problem in S21, the original data corresponding to the selected music data, that is, the original data stored in the kiosk terminal 2 used when reproducing (saleing) the music data is read out. (S22). Here, when the original data corresponding to the selected music data is not in the kiosk terminal 2, an inquiry is made to the consumer as to whether or not the process of obtaining the corresponding data from the master server 1 may be performed. When the consumer's consent is obtained, the corresponding data is downloaded from the master server 1. Thereafter, the original data is converted into a data format stored in the recording medium designated by the consumer (S23), and these data are stored in the recording medium (S24), and the process is completed.
[0086]
On the other hand, if NO in S18, that is, if it is determined that the selected music data is not data handled by the kiosk terminal 2, it is moved to another recording medium by making an inquiry to the consumer. It is determined whether or not there is music data as a copy / data conversion source (S25), and if there is, the processing from S14 is performed again. On the other hand, if NO is determined in S25, a list of the selected music data and setting conditions of usage conditions in each music data is displayed, and these contents are confirmed by the consumer (S26).
[0087]
If there is no problem in S26, the selected music data is read from the original recording medium, and the read music data is converted into a data format stored in the recording medium designated by the consumer (S27). ). Thereafter, these data are stored in the recording medium (S28), and the process ends.
[0088]
According to the above processing, when the music data to be moved / copied / converted is the data handled by the kiosk terminal 2, the corresponding original data is stored in the kiosk terminal 2. Then, the data format is converted based on the original data. That is, the data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer may have some data degradation, but without using the data recorded on the original recording medium, the kiosk terminal Since the data used for sales in step 2 is used as the original data for the move / copy / data conversion process, the quality of the processed data can be improved.
[0089]
The music data to be moved, copied, and converted is data handled by the kiosk terminal 2, but if the corresponding original data is not stored in the kiosk terminal 2, the corresponding original data is It can be downloaded from the master server 1. If the consumer refuses to download the corresponding original data from the master server 1, the original music data recorded on the original recording medium is read as it is, and the data format is converted and stored. Processing may be performed.
[0090]
If the music data to be moved, copied, and converted is data that is not handled by the kiosk terminal 2, the original music data is read, and the data format is determined based on the read music data. Is converted and saved. In this case, for example, if the original music data is MD data, even if the recording medium of the storage destination is a CD-R, the music data is stored in a state where the sound quality is lower than that of normal CD data. In this case, the usage condition setting process as shown in S19 is not performed on the data recorded on the storage medium. That is, in this case, data conversion and copy processing are performed purely. Further, when the format of the original music data cannot be read by the kiosk terminal 2, the fact that the process cannot be performed is displayed and the process is terminated.
[0091]
In S24 and S28, the music data that has been converted is stored. At this time, the recording medium that is the recording destination may be a recording medium brought by the consumer or a kiosk terminal. A recording medium prepared in advance on the second side may be used. In the case of a recording medium prepared on the kiosk terminal 2 side, the charge for the recording medium is further charged.
[0092]
In S18, if NO, that is, if the selected music data is determined not to be data handled by the kiosk terminal 2, it is selected from the database of music data handled by the kiosk terminal 2. A process for searching for data corresponding to the music data may be selected. In this case, when corresponding handling data is found by the search, music data is recorded on a desired recording medium based on the handling data. Therefore, in some cases, the sound quality is higher than that of the original music data. It becomes possible to record good music data on a desired recording medium. In this case, in other words, the same processing as that for the normal music data sales processing is performed.
[0093]
Next, the setting of reproducible environment information will be described. The content of the reproducible environment information differs depending on whether the music data is recorded on the ID-authenticable recording medium or the general-purpose recording medium. When recording music data on an ID authenticable recording medium, the ID of the ID authenticable recording medium is recorded in the reproducible environment information. When reproducing music data recorded on an ID-authenticable recording medium, the reproduction software uses the ID of the ID-authenticable recording medium and the ID recorded in the reproducible environment information in the header portion of the corresponding music data. Reproduction is permitted only when the two match. As a result, even if the music data recorded on the ID-authenticable recording medium is copied to, for example, another recording medium, it cannot be reproduced from that recording medium. With such a mechanism, the copyright of the music data recorded on the ID authenticable recording medium is protected.
[0094]
On the other hand, when recording music data on a general-purpose recording medium, reproducible environment information is set by the following processing. First, when music data to be recorded on a general-purpose recording medium is created in the kiosk terminal 2, information not set for reproduction environment is added as reproducible environment information, and kiosk terminal information is also added. The kiosk terminal 2 records the music data having the header portion set in this way on a general-purpose recording medium, creates a management code corresponding to the music data, and stores it in the kiosk terminal 2.
[0095]
A consumer takes home a general-purpose recording medium on which music data is recorded as described above, and performs playback using a device that can play back the music data, such as playback software installed in a PC. It will be. At this time, if the playback software reads the music data recorded on the general-purpose recording medium and the playback environment information is not set, “Set playback environment. Are you sure? Is displayed. That is, as long as the playback environment is not set, the music data is not played back.
[0096]
When an OK instruction is given when the above dialog is displayed, based on the kiosk terminal information recorded in the music data, the kiosk terminal 2 in which data is created using the communication means provided in the PC Communication takes place. Upon receipt of the playback environment setting request, the kiosk terminal 2 transmits the playback environment setting processing data corresponding to the corresponding music data to the corresponding PC, and the music data stored in the kiosk terminal 2 Processes that have already been set for the management code corresponding to.
[0097]
When the reproduction environment setting processing data is received from the kiosk terminal 2 on the PC side, the reproduction environment information set as the reproduction environment for the PC is written to the music data based on this data. Thereby, the music data can be reproduced on the PC.
[0098]
According to the above processing, even when music data is recorded on a general-purpose recording medium, the music data cannot be reproduced in an environment that does not match the content recorded in the reproducible environment information. It is possible to prevent copying. When setting the playback environment, the kiosk terminal 2 that issued the music data is accessed to receive the playback environment setting processing data. On the kiosk terminal 2 side, the management code of the music data is played back. Set as configured. Therefore, for example, even if the data before setting the playback environment is illegally copied and an attempt is made to set the playback environment in another environment using this copy data, the corresponding music data playback environment setting process has been performed previously. Is set in the management code, new reproduction environment setting processing data is not issued, and data by illegal copying cannot be used. Therefore, even when music data is recorded on a general-purpose recording medium, it is possible to firmly protect the copyright.
[0099]
In the above, an example in which a PC provided with communication means is used as the reproduction environment has been described. However, when a device that does not include communication means is desired to be set as the reproduction environment, the following processing is performed. First, music data for which the playback environment has not been set is read by a PC equipped with communication means, and the playback environment setting software is started on the PC. Then, in accordance with the instruction of the reproduction environment setting software, information on a device desired to be set as the reproduction environment is input. Thereafter, this information is transmitted to the kiosk terminal 2 using the communication means in the PC, and the reproduction environment setting process data is received to set the reproduction environment. At this time, on the kiosk terminal 2 side, the management data of the corresponding music data is set as the reproduction environment set.
[0100]
In the above description, the example in which the playback software installed on the PC also performs the playback environment setting process has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the playback environment setting software is installed on the PC separately from the playback software. May be. Such reproduction software and reproduction environment setting software may be installed in the PC by downloading through, for example, the Internet. Further, for example, when music data is recorded on a recording medium in the kiosk terminal 2, playback software and playback environment setting software may be simultaneously recorded on the recording medium. In this case, the consumer does not have to worry about whether or not software capable of reproducing the music data is installed on his / her PC, and purchases, transfers, or copies music data with peace of mind. -Data conversion processing can be performed.
[0101]
In the above, when performing the playback environment setting process, the PC accesses the kiosk terminal 2 from which the music data has been purchased via the communication means, and receives the playback environment setting process data. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a system that performs playback environment setting processing in a lump on a main public server provided by an administrator who manages a music distribution system may be used. Alternatively, the playback environment setting process may be performed at an access destination designated by the purchaser of music data. In this case, the user selects an access destination from the specifiable access destination list information. That is, any system may be used as long as it can obtain the permission of the administrator who manages the music distribution system when performing the playback environment setting process.
[0102]
In the above description, when the playback environment setting process is performed, the access operation is performed from the PC via the communication means included in the PC. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, since terminals such as mobile phones are very popular nowadays, a method of transmitting / receiving information by connecting a mobile terminal to a playback device may be used, or transmitting / receiving information by connecting a playback device directly to a telephone line. It is also possible to do this. Alternatively, a method of transmitting and receiving information by connecting a playback device to a communicable PC may be used.
[0103]
In addition, when music data is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-R that cannot change data, it is made available by adding the playback environment data during the playback environment setting process. It will be.
[0104]
In the above description, the playback environment is set by receiving the approval of the playback environment setting via the communication means. However, the following method using a personal information recording medium is performed. It is good also as a system. In this system, first, a personal information recording medium in which personal information is recorded is created in advance. The personal information recording medium may be created on the kiosk terminal 2 side or on a PC owned by the consumer. As the recording medium, basically any recording medium may be used, but it is preferable to use an ID authenticable recording medium in consideration of security. However, for example, a floppy disk has an advantage that the unit price of the medium is low. Therefore, when a floppy disk is used as a personal information recording medium, security is improved by inputting a password and a user ID. It can also be secured.
[0105]
The content to be recorded on the personal information recording medium includes information on the playback device that the consumer wants to play back the music data. If there are multiple such playback devices, all of them must be recorded. I will register.
[0106]
When purchasing music data, or when performing transfer / copying / data conversion processing, a consumer brings a personal information recording medium to the kiosk terminal 2, and the personal information recording medium is transferred to the kiosk terminal 2. set. The kiosk terminal 2 reads the playback device information recorded on the personal information recording medium and displays the list. The consumer selects a playback device to be set as a playback environment, and the kiosk terminal 2 records music data in which the selected playback device is set as playable environment information on a recording medium desired by the consumer.
[0107]
Further, other customization information may be recorded on the personal information recording medium. The customization information includes information such as a field normally used by a consumer and a consumer settlement method. By recording such customized information in the personal information recording medium, when the personal information recording medium 2 is set in the kiosk terminal 2, processing such as displaying a menu screen corresponding to the consumer is performed. Can be done. In addition, when the consumer performs processing at the kiosk terminal 2, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of inputting payment information and the like one by one.
[0108]
In the above description, the system is a system in which a consumer brings a personal information recording medium, but if it is in a format for inputting a password and a user ID, the reproduction environment information is stored on the kiosk terminal 2 side. It is good also as a system which manages by. In this case, management information at the kiosk terminal 2 is increased, but it is possible for the consumer to save time and effort such as bringing a personal information recording medium.
[0109]
Next, the data conversion process performed in S27 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 will be described. In this data conversion process, the original music data is not handled by the kiosk terminal 2, and the original music data is read to create new music data. At this time, if the sampling frequency of the original music data is different from the sampling frequency of the newly created music data, the conversion process as shown below is performed to minimize the deterioration of the data. Can do. FIGS. 7A to 7F are explanatory diagrams showing the flow of the sampling frequency conversion process shown below.
[0110]
As an overview of the conversion algorithm, finally determine the sampling frequency according to the desired data format, increase the number of bits so that the change in the time axis direction is smooth, and then perform the interpolation process. Will be converted to a format.
[0111]
For example, when the original music data is 20 kHz 8-bit data and the newly created music data is 44 kHz 8-bit, first, the 8-bit data is simply converted into 16-bit data, and then the time axis direction The target range to be smoothed is determined as 500 from 20,000 data per second. Then, the value of 16-bit data is changed so that the 500 data are smoothly connected. By this method, data values up to the 250th are determined. Next, the 251st data is determined so that the 2nd to 501st data are smoothly connected. FIG. 7A shows a state in which 20 kHz 8-bit data is smoothly connected, and FIG. 7B shows a state in which data is converted to 16 bits so as to approach the smooth connection state. Yes.
[0112]
Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), in the data converted into 16 bits, the data on the curve which is converted into 220 kHz which is the least common multiple of 20 kHz and 44 kHz and smoothly connected in the 16 bits data is obtained. Ask. Then, as shown in FIG. 7D, data corresponding to 44 kHz is selected from the 220 kHz data, and 16-bit 44 kHz data is created as shown in FIG. 7E. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7F, the data is converted into 8-bit 44 kHz data.
[0113]
By performing the sampling frequency conversion process as described above, it is possible to minimize deterioration in the quality of newly created music data.
[0114]
In this embodiment, the music data distribution system has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to other digital data such as image data, moving image data, and program data. is there.
[0115]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the kiosk type terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a digital data recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer in a kiosk type terminal device that provides a service for recording digital data on a recording medium. And a data recording means for recording the digital data read by the data reading means on a recording medium desired by the consumer.
[0116]
As a result, even a general consumer who does not have a special device capable of copying data between a plurality of recording media can record his / her digital data on other recording media. This makes it possible to expand the range of use of the digital data.
[0117]
The kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 2 further comprises data conversion means for converting the digital data read by the data reading means into a data format desired by a consumer, wherein the data recording means is The digital data in the data format converted by the data conversion means is recorded on a recording medium desired by the consumer.
[0118]
As a result, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 1, even a general consumer who does not have a special device capable of converting the data format can share his / her digital data with other data. It is possible to convert to a data format, and there is an effect that the use range of the digital data can be expanded.
[0119]
In the kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 3, the digital data read by the data reading means is substantially the same as content data as a product handled in the kiosk type terminal device. Data check means for determining whether the digital data and the content data are substantially the same in the data check means, the data recording means In this configuration, recording is performed on a recording medium desired by the consumer.
[0120]
Thus, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 1, even a general consumer who does not have a special device capable of copying data between a plurality of recording media has himself / herself. It is possible to record digital data on another recording medium, and it is possible to record digital data with higher quality than the digital data that the user has on other recording media.
[0121]
In the kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 4, the digital data read by the data reading means is substantially the same as content data as a product handled in the kiosk type terminal device. Data check means for determining whether the digital data and the content data are substantially the same in the data check means. Based on this, the data is converted into digital data in a data format desired by the consumer.
[0122]
As a result, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 2, even a general consumer who does not have a special device capable of converting the data format can share his / her digital data with other data. In addition to being able to convert to a data format, there is an effect that it is also possible to perform data conversion to digital data of higher quality than the digital data that it has.
[0123]
In the kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 5, the data check means checks a header part of digital data recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer, and the kiosk type terminal is connected to the header part. When data indicating that the device is handled is included, the data is determined to be substantially the same as the content data as the product handled by the kiosk terminal device.
[0124]
Thus, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 3 or 4, the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer is substantially the same as the content data as the product handled in the kiosk type terminal device. It is possible to quickly and accurately determine whether or not they are the same.
[0125]
In the kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 6, when the data check means determines that the digital data and the content data are substantially the same, the data recording means When data is recorded on a recording medium desired by a consumer, usage restriction information is added to the data to be recorded.
[0126]
As a result, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 3, even when data is copied in the kiosk type terminal device, the use restriction information is added to the copy data. Can be prevented. Therefore, even if an apparatus capable of performing such data copy processing is provided, it is possible to suppress a state in which the copyright of the data is infringed.
[0127]
In the kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 7, when the data check means determines that the digital data and the content data are substantially the same, the data conversion means When converting into digital data in a data format desired by the consumer based on the data, the usage restriction information is added to the data at the conversion destination.
[0128]
As a result, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 4, in the kiosk type terminal device, even when data is copied after data conversion, use restriction information is added to the copy data. Therefore, unauthorized use can be prevented. Therefore, even if an apparatus capable of performing such data copy processing is provided, it is possible to suppress a state in which the copyright of the data is infringed.
[0129]
The kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 8 is configured such that the use restriction information is information on the number of reproducible times.
[0130]
Thus, in addition to the effects of the configuration of claim 6 or 7, for example, when the reproducible number of times is set as the number of times that the data can be copied and converted into data of substantially the same data format, If the copy process is performed, it is possible to prevent an unlimited copy process from being performed based on the data. Therefore, for example, there is an effect that the copyright of the data can be accurately protected.
[0131]
The kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 9 is configured such that the use restriction information is usable environment information.
[0132]
As a result, in addition to the effect of any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the data subjected to the copy process in the kiosk type terminal device can be used only in an environment suitable for the available environment information. . Therefore, for example, there is an effect that the copyright of the data can be protected more accurately.
[0133]
The kiosk type terminal device according to the invention of claim 10 is characterized in that the digital data is music data in which music data is recorded, and the data converting means reads the digital data read by the data reading means by a consumer. When converting to the desired data format, processing to increase the number of bits of the original digital data, processing to perform interpolation so that the sampling data is smoothly connected in the time axis direction, and the sampling frequency and data of the original digital data Conversion to sampling frequency data that is the least common multiple of the converted digital data sampling frequency, conversion to digital data sampling frequency after data conversion, and conversion to digital data bit count after data conversion It is the structure which performs this process.
[0134]
Thus, in addition to the effect of the configuration of the second aspect, there is an effect that the quality of data can be improved rather than simply converting the number of bits and the sampling frequency.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a kiosk terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of an information distribution system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of music data for distribution.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in a kiosk terminal when a music data reproduction (sales) request is made from a consumer.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of music data recorded on a recording medium.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the kiosk terminal when a music data transfer / copy / data conversion request is made by a consumer;
FIGS. 7A to 7F are explanatory diagrams showing the flow of sampling frequency conversion processing.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Master server
2 Kiosk terminal (kiosk type terminal device)
3 record companies
4 Music production
14 Conversion data storage processing unit (data recording means)
21 Data conversion acceptance unit
22 Imported data check section (data check means)
23 Data converter (data reading means, data converting means)

Claims (7)

  In a kiosk type terminal device that provides a service for recording digital data on a recording medium,
  Data reading means for reading digital data recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer;
  Data recording means for recording the digital data read by the data reading means on a recording medium desired by the consumer,
  The digital data read by the data reading means further comprises data check means for determining whether or not the data handled by the kiosk type terminal device. In the data check means, the digital data is the kiosk type. When it is determined that the data is handled in the terminal device, the data recording means converts the original data corresponding to the digital data among the original data stored in the kiosk type terminal device to the consumer. Is recorded on a desired recording medium. A kiosk type terminal device.   In a kiosk type terminal device that provides a service for recording digital data on a recording medium,
  Data reading means for reading digital data recorded on a recording medium brought by a consumer;
  Data recording means for recording the digital data read by the data reading means on a recording medium desired by a consumer.
  Data conversion means for converting the digital data read by the data reading means into a data format desired by a consumer is further provided, and the data recording means converts the digital data in the data format converted by the data conversion means. , Record on the recording medium desired by the consumer,
  The digital data read by the data reading means further comprises data check means for determining whether or not the data handled by the kiosk type terminal device. In the data check means, the digital data is the kiosk type. When it is determined that the data is handled in the terminal device, the data conversion means is based on the original data corresponding to the digital data among the original data stored in the kiosk type terminal device, A kiosk-type terminal device, wherein the data is converted into digital data in a data format desired by a consumer.   The data checking means checks the header portion of the digital data recorded on the recording medium brought by the consumer, and the header portion includes data indicating that the kiosk type terminal device handles the data. 3. The kiosk terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the kiosk terminal device determines that the data is handled by the kiosk terminal device.   When the data check means determines that the digital data is data handled by the kiosk-type terminal device, the data recording means determines that the consumer desires original data corresponding to the digital data. The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the usage restriction information is added to the data to be recorded when recording on the recording medium.   When it is determined in the data check means that the digital data is data handled by the kiosk terminal device, the data conversion means can determine whether the consumer uses the original data corresponding to the digital data. 3. The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 2, wherein when converting into digital data of a desired data format, usage restriction information is added to the converted data.   The kiosk type terminal device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the use restriction information is reproducible frequency information.   The kiosk type terminal device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the use restriction information is usable environment information.

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