Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, storage medium, and package medium
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsTakashi Sato, Katsuyuki Kanetsuna, Mitsuru Toriyama, Kaoru Kijima
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Abstract
A communication system is disclosed which includes: a storing element for storing content data corresponding to an image associated with a distributed storage medium; a retrieving element for retrieving address information on a network from the distributed storage medium; an accessing element for accessing the storing element based on the address information retrieved by the retrieving element; and a recording element for recording to the distributed storage medium the content data acquired by the accessing element from the storing element.
Claims16
A communication system comprising:
- a storage unit to store content data corresponding to an image associated with a storage medium;
- a retrieval unit configured to retrieve address information on a network from the storage medium;
- an access unit configured to access said storage unit based on the address information retrieved by said retrieval unit;
- a recorder configured to record to said storage medium content data acquired by said access unit from said storage unit;
- a judging unit configured to judge whether said storage medium is legitimate;
- wherein said access unit or said recorder is operated in accordance with a judgment by said judging unit.
A communication method comprising the steps of:
- causing a storage unit to store content data corresponding to an image associated with a storage medium;
- retrieving address information on a network from said storage medium;
- accessing said storage unit based on the retrieved address information;
- and
- recording to said storage medium content data acquired in said accessing step from said storage unit.
14-23. (canceled)
A communication method comprising the steps of:
- causing a storage unit to store storage medium identification data for identifying a storage medium, in association with content data corresponding to a jacket image of said storage medium;
- receiving the storage medium identification data stored on said storage medium, said storage medium identification data being transmitted from a second apparatus based on an address stored on said storage medium;
- making a judgement whether said storage medium is legitimate based on said storage medium identification data received;
- searching through said storage unit for the content data corresponding to said storage medium identification data;
- and
- transmitting said content data to said second apparatus in accordance with the judgment.
-42. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.