Record medium, and apparatus and method for data processing

A data processing method for a recording medium comprising:

• a step of determining fee-charge method identification data extracted from recording data read from a recording medium on which the recording data constructed by a header data part and a data part, which is continuous to the header data part and includes data of a content, is recorded, with the header data part including the fee-charge method identification data for identifying a fee-charge method when executing an operation based on the data in the data part;
• a step of carrying out fee-charge processing, based on the determined fee-charge method;
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• a step of starting execution of the operation based on the data of the data part if it is determined that the fee-charge processing has been completed normally.

A data processing method for a recording medium comprising:

• a step of determining fee-charge method identification data extracted from data constructed by a header data part and a data part, which is continuous to the header data part and includes data of a content, with the header data part including the fee-charge method identification data for identifying a fee-charge method when executing an operation based on the data in the data part;
• a step of carrying out fee-charge processing, based on the determined fee-charge method;
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• a step of starting execution of the operation based on the data of the data part if it is determined that the fee-charge processing has been completed normally.

A data processing apparatus comprising:

• a reproduction part which reproduces data constructed by a header data part and a data part, which is continuous to the header data part and includes data of a content, with the header data part including fee-charge method identification data for identifying a fee-charge method when executing an operation based on the data in the data part;
• a determination part which determines the fee-charge method identification data extracted by the reproduction part;
• a fee-charge processing part which performs fee-charge processing, based on the fee-charge method determined by the determination part;
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• a control part which starts execution of the operation based on the data of the data part when it is determined that the fee-charge processing has been completed normally.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a reproduction part which reads and reproduces program data from a recording medium on which the program data constructed by a header data part and a data part, which is continuous to the header data part and includes data of a content, is recorded, with the header data part including fee-charge method identification data for identifying a fee-charge method when executing an operation based on the data in the data part;
• a determination part which determines the fee-charge method identification data extracted by the reproduction part;
• a fee-charge processing part which performs fee-charge processing, based on the fee-charge method determined by the determination part;
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• a control part which starts a game based on data of the data part, which concerns the game, execution of the operation based on the data of the data part when it is determined that the fee-charge processing has been completed normally.