Method of packaging broadcast contents

A method of packaging broadcast contents in a computer device comprising a processor having computer device-executable instructions, the method comprising:

• (a) extracting, using the processor, a copy control bit which indicates whether or not corresponding broadcast contents are to be encrypted before being stored from each broadcast content sequentially input;
• (b) detecting whether characteristics of the extracted copy control bit are changed as compared to a directly previous extracted copy control bit if the directly previous extracted copy control bit exists;
• (c) creating first usage rule information which comprises an encryption method of the corresponding broadcast contents if the copy control bit indicates that the corresponding broadcast contents are to be encrypted before being stored, and creating second usage rule information indicating an absence of the encryption method if the copy control bit indicates that the corresponding broadcast contents are not to be encrypted before being stored;
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• (d) performing operations (a) through (c) on a predetermined number of broadcast contents, and packaging and storing at least one of the first and second usage rule information, and at least one of broadcast contents encrypted using the encryption method and broadcast contents which include the copy control bit indicating that the corresponding broadcast contents are not to be encrypted before being stored,
• wherein only one usage rule information is created for plural broadcast contents of which the characteristics of the copy control bits thereof are unchanged according to the detecting.

A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded for executing a method of packaging broadcast contents, the method comprising:

• (a) extracting a copy control bit from first broadcast contents which are input and determining whether the first broadcast contents are to be encrypted before being stored based on the extracted copy control bit;
• (b) in response to determining in operation (a) that the first broadcast contents are to be encrypted before being stored, creating first usage rule information which comprises an encryption method, extracting the copy control bit from each of second broadcast contents which are sequentially input after the first broadcast contents, and determining whether each of the second broadcast contents is not to be encrypted before being stored based on the corresponding extracted copy control bit;
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• (c) in response to determining in operation (b) that one of the second broadcast contents is not to be encrypted before being stored, encrypting the first broadcast contents which are determined in operation (a) to be encrypted before being stored and the remaining second broadcast contents, excluding the one of the second broadcast contents that is not to be encrypted before being stored, which are determined in operation (b) to be encrypted before being stored, using the encryption method, and packaging and storing the encrypted first and second broadcast contents and the first usage rule information without generating other usage rule information for the encrypted second broadcast contents.

A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded for executing a method of packaging broadcast contents, the method comprising:

• (a) extracting a copy control bit which indicates whether or not corresponding broadcast contents are to be encrypted before being stored from each broadcast content sequentially input;
• (b) detecting whether characteristics of the extracted copy control bit are changed as compared to a directly previous extracted copy control bit if the directly previous extracted copy control bit exists;
• (c) creating first usage rule information which comprises an encryption method of the corresponding broadcast contents if the copy control bit indicates that the corresponding broadcast contents are to be encrypted before being stored, and creating second usage rule information indicating an absence of the encryption method if the copy control bit indicates that the corresponding broadcast contents are not to be encrypted before being stored;
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• (d) performing operations (a) through (c) on a predetermined number of broadcast contents, and packaging and storing at least one of the first and second usage rule information, and at least one of broadcast contents encrypted using the encryption method and broadcast contents which include the copy control bit indicating that the corresponding broadcast contents are not to be encrypted before being stored,
• wherein only one usage rule information is created for plural broadcast contents of which the characteristics of the copy control bits thereof are unchanged according to the detecting.