Information transmitting apparatus and method, information receiving apparatus and method, and information providing system

An information transmitting apparatus for receiving a license-issuing request signal for requesting for issuing of license data corresponding to content data from an information receiving apparatus connected via a network and for transmitting the license data corresponding to the license-issuing request signal to the information receiving apparatus, the information transmitting apparatus comprising:

• storage means for storing the terms of use for using the content data;
• and
• license-issuing means for reading the terms of use from the storage means and for issuing the license data including the terms of use, wherein
• the license-issuing means issues the license data corresponding to performance of the information receiving apparatus in accordance with receiving apparatus identification information included in the license-issuing request signal and representing the type of the information receiving apparatus, wherein the license-issuing means includes:
• a plurality of conversion function parts each provided in accordance with the type of the information receiving apparatus for performing predetermined conversion processing;
• and
• a sorting function part for sorting the terms of use into a corresponding conversion function part from among the plurality of conversion function parts in accordance with the receiving apparatus identification information, wherein
• the conversion function part into which the terms of use are sorted performs predetermined conversion processing on the terms of use.

An information transmitting method for receiving a license-issuing request signal for requesting for issuing of license data corresponding to content data from an information receiving apparatus connected via a network and for transmitting the license data corresponding to the license-issuing request signal to the information receiving apparatus, the information transmitting method comprising:

• reading the terms of use for using the content data from a memory;
• issuing the license data including the terms of use,
• the license data corresponding to performance of the information receiving apparatus is issued in accordance with receiving apparatus identification information included in the license-issuing request signal and representing the type of the information receiving apparatus;
• and
• writing the license data at a length corresponding to the receiving apparatus identification information.

An information transmitting method for receiving a license-issuing request signal for requesting issuance license data corresponding to content data from an information receiving apparatus connected via a network and for transmitting the license data corresponding to the license-issuing request signal to the information receiving apparatus, the information transmitting method comprising:

• reading the terms of use for using the content data from a memory;
• issuing the license data including the terms of use, the license data corresponding to performance of the information receiving apparatus is issued in accordance with receiving apparatus identification information included in the license-issuing request signal and representing the type of the information receiving apparatus;
• providing a plurality of conversion function units each provided in accordance with the type of the information receiving apparatus for performing a predetermined conversion processing;
• sorting the terms of use a corresponding conversion function unit from among the plurality of conversion function units in accordance with the receiving apparatus identification information, the conversion function unit into which the terms of used are sorted performing a predetermined conversion processing only terms of use.

An information providing system, comprising:

• an information receiving apparatus operably linked to a telecommunication network for transmitting a license-issuing request signal for requesting issuance of license data corresponding to content data;
• an information transmitting apparatus is operably linked to the telecommunication network for receiving the license-issuing request signal and including,
• storage means for storing the terms of use for using the content data;
• and
• license-issuing means for reading the terms of use from the storage means and for issuing the license data including the terms of use, wherein
• the license-issuing means issues the license data corresponding to performance of the information receiving apparatus in accordance with receiving apparatus identification information included in the license-issuing request signal and representing the type of the information receiving apparatus, wherein the license data is written at a length corresponding to the receiving apparatus identification information.

An information providing system, comprising:

• an information receiving apparatus operably linked to a telecommunication network for transmitting license issuing requests signal requesting issuance of license data corresponding to content data;
• an information transmitting apparatus operably linked to the telecommunication network for receiving the license-issuing request signal and includes,
• storage means for storing the terms of use for using the content data;
• and
• license-issuing means for reading the terms of use from the storage means and for issuing the license data including the terms of use, wherein
• the license-issuing means issues the license data corresponding to performance of the information receiving apparatus in accordance with receiving apparatus identification information included in the license-issuing request signal and representing the type of the information receiving apparatus, wherein the license-issuing means includes:
• a plurality of conversion function parts each provided in accordance with the type of the information receiving apparatus for performing predetermined conversion processing;
• and
• a sorting function part for sorting the terms of use into a corresponding conversion function part from among the plurality of conversion function parts in accordance with the receiving apparatus identification information, wherein
• the conversion function part into which the terms of use are sorted performs predetermined conversion processing on the terms of use.