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US 2002/0120667 A1Published application
Content recording/reproducing apparatus and method, storage medium and computer program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTakehiko Nakano
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InventorTakehiko Nakano
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The present invention is intended to present to audience of content a remaining reproducible period of that content limited in recording retention period. If the information recording retention period is restricted for the purpose of copyright protection for example as with broadcast content for example, a relationship between its limit time and the current time can be presented to the audience of the content. Therefore, the audience can know the remaining viewable period up to the limit time or how long it has passed since the passing of the limit time, thereby understanding the status of a system operation for recording time-limited information. In addition, automatically starting the reproduction of content immediately before its time limit for reproduction can prevent the audience from inadvertent failure of viewing.
A content recording/reproducing apparatus for controlling the recording and reproducing of content limited in viewable period, comprising:
A content recording/reproducing method for controlling the recording and reproduction of content limited in viewable period, comprising the steps of:
A storage medium physically storing computer software in a computer-readable format, said computer software being written so as to execute, on a computer system, control of recording and reproducing operations of content limited in viewable period, said computer software comprising the steps of:
A computer program written so as to execute, on a computer system, control of recording and reproducing operations of content limited in viewable period, said computer program comprising the steps of:
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