Recording medium, information transmission method, terminal, server, and recording method

An information transmission method comprising the steps of:

• transmitting, from a terminal device to a server device, medium information read out of a recording medium, said recording medium comprising a lead-in region, a recording region in which information is recorded, and a lead-out region, wherein medium information including medium identification information is recorded in at least any one of the lead-in region, the recording region, and the lead-out region, the medium identification information including user identification information that is accessible by a user;
• causing the server device to verify the transmitted medium information for authenticating it;
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• while performing check processing on the user identification information when the transmitted medium information is authenticated properly, controlling information transmission to the terminal device on the basis of a result of the check processing.

A terminal device comprising:

• a head portion for reading out information recorded on a recording medium, said recording medium comprising a lead-in region, a recording region in which information is recorded, and a lead-out region, wherein medium information including medium identification information is recorded in at least any one of the lead-in region, the recording region, and the lead-out region, the medium identification information including user identification information that is accessible by a user;
• a decode processing portion for performing decode processing on an output signal provided from this head portion;
• an extraction portion for extracting the medium information from an output signal provided from this decode processing portion;
• a transmission-and-reception portion for transmitting the medium information extracted by this extraction portion and receiving information transmitted from an outside;
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• a control portion for performing an operation control based on the information read out of the lead-in region of the recording medium by the head portion and the information received by the transmission-and-reception portion and allowing the user identification information read out of the recording medium by the head portion to be displayed.

A server device comprising:

• a transmission-and-reception portion for receiving medium information transmitted after being read out of a recording medium by a terminal device and transmitting information, said recording medium comprising a lead-in region, a recording region in which information is recorded, and a lead-out region, wherein at least medium identification information is recorded in at least any one of the lead-in region, the recording region, and the lead-out region, said medium identification information including user identification information that is accessible by a user;
• a storage portion in which at least administrative information including the medium information is stored;
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• a control portion for authenticating the medium information received based on the medium information received by the transmission-and-reception portion and the medium information stored in the storage portion, for allowing check processing of the user identification information to be performed when the received medium information is authenticated properly, and for controlling information transmission operation to the terminal device on the basis of a result of check processing.