Verification of image data

A verification apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving moving image data constructed by a plurality of object data including object data containing source information and use permission information;
• separation means for separating the moving image data received by said reception means into the plurality of object data;
• playback means for playing back, of the object data separated by said separation means, object data which do not contain the use permission information;
• input means for inputting characters/symbols;
• comparison means for comparing the use permission information with the characters/symbols input by said input means in association with, of the object data separated by said separation means, the object data containing the use permission information;
• and
• transmission means for, when comparison by said comparison means has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back by said playback means to an external information processing apparatus corresponding to the source information contained in the plurality of object data constructing the moving image data.

A verification method comprising:

• the reception step of receiving moving image data containing use permission information from an external information processing method;
• the playback step of playing back part of the moving image data received in the reception step;
• the input step of inputting characters/symbols;
• the comparison step of comparing the use permission information contained in the moving image data received in the reception step with the characters/symbols input in the input step;
• and
• the transmission step of, when comparison in the comparison step has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back in the playback step to said external information processing method.

A verification method comprising:

• the reception step of receiving moving image data constructed by a plurality of object data including object data containing source information and use permission information;
• the separation step of separating the moving image data received in the reception step into the plurality of object data;
• the playback step of playing back, of the object data separated in the separation step, object data which do not contain the use permission information;
• the input step of inputting characters/symbols;
• the comparison step of comparing the use permission information with the characters/symbols input in the input step in association with, of the object data separated in the separation step, the object data containing the use permission information;
• and
• the transmission step of, when comparison in the comparison step has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back in the playback step to an external information processing method corresponding to the source information contained in the plurality of object data constructing the moving image data.

A verification system having an information processing apparatus and a verification apparatus, which are connected to communicate with each other, characterized in that said verification apparatus comprises:

• reception means for receiving moving image data containing use permission information from said information processing apparatus;
• playback means for playing back part of the moving image data received by said reception means;
• input means for inputting characters/symbols;
• comparison means for comparing the use permission information contained in the moving image data received by said reception means with the characters/symbols input by said input means;
• and
• transmission means for, when comparison by said comparison means has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back by said playback means to said information processing apparatus.

A verification system having at least one information processing apparatus and a verification apparatus connected to said information processing apparatus to communicate with each other, wherein said verification apparatus comprises:

• reception means for receiving moving image data constructed by a plurality of object data including object data containing source information and use permission information from said information processing apparatus;
• separation means for separating the moving image data received by said reception means into the plurality of object data;
• playback means for playing back, of the object data separated by said separation means, object data which do not contain the use permission information;
• input means for inputting characters/symbols;
• comparison means for comparing the use permission information with the characters/symbols input by said input means in association with, of the object data separated by said separation means, the object data containing the use permission information;
• and
• transmission means for, when comparison by said comparison means has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back by said playback means to the information processing apparatus corresponding to the source information contained in the plurality of object data constructing the moving image data.

A storage medium which stores a program that can be executed by an apparatus, wherein said apparatus for executing the program is caused to operate as an apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving moving image data containing use permission information from an external information processing apparatus;
• playback means for playing back part of the moving image data received by said reception means;
• input means for inputting characters/symbols;
• comparison means for comparing the use permission information contained in the moving image data received by said reception means with the characters/symbols input by said input means;
• and
• transmission means for, when comparison by said comparison means has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back by said playback means to said external information processing apparatus.

A storage medium which stores a program that can be executed by an apparatus, wherein said apparatus for executing the program is caused to operate as an apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving moving image data constructed by a plurality of object data including object data containing source information and use permission information;
• separation means for separating the moving image data received by said reception means into the plurality of object data;
• playback means for playing back, of the object data separated by said separation means, object data which do not contain the use permission information;
• input means for inputting characters/symbols;
• comparison means for comparing the use permission information with the characters/symbols input by said input means in association with, of the object data separated by said separation means, the object data containing the use permission information;
• and
• transmission means for, when comparison by said comparison means has revealed that the use permission information matches the characters/symbols, transmitting an instruction signal for instructing to play back the moving image data again from first image data played back by said playback means to an external information processing apparatus corresponding to the source information contained in the plurality of object data constructing the moving image data.

A verification apparatus comprising:

• separation means for separating image data constructed by a plurality of object data containing source information into the plurality of object data and source information of the plurality of object data;
• management means for managing the plurality of source information separated by said separation means;
• transmission means for transmitting a verification signal to an information device on a network, which is specified by arbitrary source information managed by said management means;
• reception means for receiving a permission signal transmitted from said information device in response to the verification signal transmitted by said transmission means;
• and
• control means for enabling use of object data containing the arbitrary source information on the basis of the permission signal received by said reception means.

A verification method comprising:

• the separation step of separating image data constructed by a plurality of object data containing source information into the plurality of object data and source information of the plurality of object data;
• the management step of managing the plurality of source information separated in the separation step;
• the transmission step of transmitting a verification signal to an information device on a network, which is specified by arbitrary source information managed in the management step;
• the reception step of receiving a permission signal transmitted from said information device in response to the verification signal transmitted in the transmission step;
• and
• the control step of enabling use of object data containing the arbitrary source information on the basis of the permission signal received in the reception step.

A verification system having an information device and a verification apparatus, which are connected to a network, wherein said verification apparatus comprises:

• separation means for separating image data constructed by a plurality of object data containing source information into the plurality of object data and source information of the plurality of object data;
• management means for managing the plurality of source information separated by said separation means;
• transmission means for transmitting a verification signal to said information device on a network, which is specified by arbitrary source information managed by said management means;
• reception means for receiving a permission signal transmitted from said information device in response to the verification signal transmitted by said transmission means;
• and
• control means for enabling use of object data containing the arbitrary source information on the basis of the permission signal received by said reception means.

A storage medium which stores a program for controlling verification processing, wherein an apparatus for loading and executing the program is caused to operate as an apparatus comprising:

• separation means for separating image data constructed by a plurality of object data containing source information into the plurality of object data and source information of the plurality of object data;
• management means for managing the plurality of source information separated by said separation means;
• transmission means for transmitting a verification signal to an information device on a network, which is specified by arbitrary source information managed by said management means;
• reception means for receiving a permission signal transmitted from said information device in response to the verification signal transmitted by said transmission means;
• and
• control means for enabling use of object data containing the arbitrary source information on the basis of the permission signal received by said reception means.

A verification apparatus comprising:

• coding means for coding streams of object data constructing image data and streams of source information of the object data into one stream;
• generation means for generating a decoded stream from the plurality of streams coded by said coding means;
• separation means for separating the decoded stream generated by said generation means into the streams of the plurality of object data contained in the decoded stream and the streams of the source information of the plurality of object data;
• management means for managing the source information of the object data;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting the plurality of streams of source information separated by said separation means to said management means.

A verification method comprising:

• the coding step of coding streams of object data constructing image data and streams of source information of the object data into one stream;
• the generation step of generating a decoded stream from the plurality of streams coded in the coding step;
• the separation step of separating the decoded stream generated in the generation step into the streams of the plurality of object data contained in the decoded stream and the streams of the source information of the plurality of object data;
• the management step of managing the source information of the object data;
• and
• the transmission step of transmitting the plurality of streams of source information separated in the separation step to the management step.

A verification system comprising a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, wherein said transmission apparatus comprises:

• coding means for coding streams of object data constructing image data and streams of source information of the object data into one stream;
• generation means for generating a decoded stream from the plurality of streams coded by said coding means;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting the decoded stream generated by said generation means to said reception apparatus, and
• said reception apparatus comprises:
• separation means for separating the decoded stream transmitted from said transmission apparatus into the streams of the plurality of object data contained in the decoded stream and the streams of the source information of the plurality of object data;
• management means for managing the source information of the object data;
• and
• sending means for sending the plurality of streams of source information separated by said separation means to said management means.

A storage medium which stores a program that can be executed by an apparatus, wherein said apparatus for executing the program is caused to operate as an apparatus comprising:

• coding means for coding streams of object data constructing image data and streams of source information of the object data into one stream;
• generation means for generating a decoded stream from the plurality of streams coded by said coding means;
• separation means for separating the decoded stream generated by said generation means into the streams of the plurality of object data contained in the decoded stream and the streams of the source information of the plurality of object data;
• management means for managing the source information of the object data;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting the plurality of streams of source information separated by said separation means to said management means.