Data edition system, data edition method, data processing device, and server device

A data editing method comprising the steps of:

• decoding encoded material data into decoded material data while extracting additional information from said encoded material data, before extracting unique information from the extracted additional information in order to output a signal constituted by said decoded material data supplemented with said unique information;
• storing into a database said unique information in correspondence with predetermined processing parameter information;
• and
• performing predetermined editing on said signal output in said decoding step while acquiring from said database the processing parameter information corresponding to said unique information for use in said editing.

A data processing apparatus comprising:

• extracting means for extracting additional information from encoded material data;
• decoding means for decoding said encoded material data into decoded material data;
• decoded data outputting means for outputting said decoded material data supplemented with unique information included in said additional information extracted by said extracting means;
• and
• parameter outputting means for outputting to an external server said unique information together with either processing parameter information included in said additional information extracted by said extracting means or processing parameter information used in the decoding performed by said decoding means.

A data processing apparatus comprising:

• decoded data editing means for editing decoded data supplemented with unique information;
• unique information outputting means for outputting said unique information to an external server in order to acquire processing parameter information therefrom for use in the editing performed by said decoded data editing means;
• and
• parameter inputting means for inputting said processing parameter information from said external server in correspondence with said unique information output by said unique information outputting means in order to supply said processing parameter information to said decoded data editing means.

A data processing apparatus comprising:

• encoding means for encoding decoded data supplemented with unique information;
• unique information outputting means for outputting said unique information to an external server in order to acquire processing parameter information therefrom for use in the encoding performed by said encoding means;
• and
• parameter inputting means for inputting said processing parameter information from said external server in correspondence with said unique information output by said unique information outputting means in order to supply said processing parameter information to said decoded data encoding means.

A server apparatus comprising:

• database means;
• storing means for storing into said database means unique information supplied from an external device in correspondence with processing parameter information;
• searching means for searching said database means based on said unique information supplied from said external device;
• and
• parameter outputting means for outputting to said external device said processing parameter information acquired through the search performed by said searching means based on said unique information.