Content management program, method and device

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium which stores a content management program, characterized by causing a computer to execute:

• setting an access information that controls the presence or absence of a reproduction of a content for each content stored in a content storage unit;
• reproducing the content when the access information is shown as reproducible and prohibiting the reproduction of the content when the access information is shown as not reproducible;
• converting a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit and transferring the content after a conversion to another device;
• and
• setting the access information to be reproducible to make the reproduction possible when a content transferred from another device is stored in the content storage unit, and setting the access information to be not reproducible to prohibit the reproduction when the content transferred from another device is transferred to another separate device;
• converting a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit into a content of a low resolution corresponding to a device of a transfer destination;
• transferring the content of a low resolution when the content of a low resolution is transferred to a device of a transfer destination storing a content of a low resolution but holding onto the original;
• and
• executing a transfer not including the content of a low resolution when the content of a low resolution stored in the content storage unit of the device of a transfer destination is returned to a device of a transfer source storing a content of a high resolution;
• leaving the content, which is transferred from another device and stored in the content storage unit, alone as it is or deleting it when the content transferred from another device and stored in the content storage unit is returned to a device of a transfer source storing the content of a high resolution;
• and
• when the value of a dummy content counter reaches a predetermined threshold value,
• limiting a dummy content number showing a number of contents stored in another device in a reproduction prohibiting state that sets the access information to be not reproducible, and
• prohibiting a transfer of the content to another device
• wherein the dummy content is defined as a reproduction prohibiting content which sets the access information to be not reproducible.

A content management method, characterized by comprising:

• setting an access information that controls whether or not a reproduction of a content should be made for each content stored in a content storage unit;
• reproducing the content when the access information is shown as reproducible and prohibiting the reproduction of the content when the access information is shown as not reproducible;
• converting a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit and transferring a converted content to another device;
• and
• setting the access information to be reproducible when the content is stored in the content storage unit, and
• setting the access information to be not reproducible to prohibit the reproduction when the content after the conversion is transferred to another device;
• and
• moreover, setting the access information to be reproducible to make the reproduction possible when the converted content, which is transferred to another device, becomes not reproducible, thereby maintaining a constraint of copy once in which copying is permitted once;
• converting the contents stored in the content storage unit into contents of a low resolution corresponding to a device of a transfer destination, and transferring the converted content;
• providing a dummy content number showing a number of contents stored in another device in a reproduction prohibiting state to set the access information to be not reproducible;
• and
• prohibiting the transfer to another device when a value of the dummy content number reaches a predetermined threshold value,
• wherein a dummy content is defined as a reproduction prohibiting content which sets the access information to be not reproducible.

A content management method, characterized by comprising:

• setting an access information that control controls the presence or absence of a reproduction of a content for each content stored in a content storage unit;
• reproducing the content when the access information is shown as reproducible and prohibiting the reproduction of the content when the access information is shown as not reproducible;
• converting a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit and transferring the content after a conversion to another device;
• setting the access information to be reproducible to make the reproduction possible when a content transferred from another device is stored in the content storage unit;
• and
• setting the access information to be not reproducible to prohibit the reproduction when the content transferred from another device is transferred to another separate device;
• converting the resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit into a content of a low resolution corresponding to the device of the transfer destination;
• and
• transferring the content of a low resolution when the content of a low resolution is transferred to a device of a transfer destination storing a content of a low resolution but holding onto the original;
• executing a transfer not including the content of a low resolution when the content of a low resolution stored in the content storage unit of the device of a transfer destination is returned to the device of a transfer source storing a content of a high resolution;
• leaving the content, which is transferred from another device and stored in the content storage unit, alone as it is or deleting it when the content transferred from another device and stored in the content storage unit is returned to a device of a transfer source storing the content of a high resolution;
• and
• limiting a dummy content number showing a number of contents stored in another device in a reproduction prohibiting state that sets the access information to be not reproducible;
• and
• prohibiting a transfer of the content to another device when the value of dummy content counter reaches a predetermined threshold value,
• wherein the dummy content is defined as a reproduction prohibiting content which sets the access information to be not reproducible.

A content management device, characterized by comprising:

• a processer and a memory;
• the memory is accessible by the processer;
• an access information setting unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that sets an access information that controls whether or not a reproduction of a content should be made for each content stored in a content storage unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer;
• a content reproducing unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that reproduces the content when the access information is shown as reproducible and prohibiting the reproduction of the content when the access information is shown as not reproducible;
• a resolution conversion unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that converts a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit and a content transfer unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer transfers a converted content to another device;
• and
• an access flag control unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that sets the access information to be reproducible when the content is stored in the content storage unit, and sets the access information to be not reproducible to prohibit the reproduction when the content after the conversion is transferred to another device, and
• moreover, sets the access information to be reproducible to make the reproduction possible when the converted content, which is transferred to another device, becomes not reproducible, thereby maintaining the constraint of copy once to which copy of limit is permitted once,
• wherein the resolution conversion unit that converts the contents stored in the content storage unit into contents of a low resolution corresponding to a device of a transfer destination, and the content transfer unit transfers a converted content;
• and
• a dummy content limiting unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that provides a dummy content number showing a number of contents stored in another device in a reproduction prohibiting state to set the access information to be not reproducible, and
• prohibits the transfer to another device when a value of the dummy content number reaches a predetermined threshold value,
• wherein the dummy content is defined as a reproduction prohibiting content which sets the access information to be not reproducible.

A content management device, characterized by comprising:

• a processer and a memory;
• the memory is accessible by the processer;
• an access flag setting unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that sets an access information that controls the presence or absence of a reproduction of a content stored in a content storage unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer;
• a content reproducing unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that reproduces the content when the access information is shown as reproducible and prohibits the reproduction of the content when the access information is shown as not reproducible;
• a resolution conversion unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that converts a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer and a content transfer unit transfers the converted content to another device;
• and
• an access flag control unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that sets the access information to be reproducible to make the reproduction possible when a content transferred from another device is stored in the content storage unit, and
• sets the access information to be not reproducible to prohibit the reproduction when the content transferred from another device is transferred to another separate device,
• wherein the resolution conversion unit converts a resolution of the content stored in the content storage unit into a content of a low resolution corresponding to a device of a transfer destination;
• the content transfer unit transfers the content of a low resolution when the content of a low resolution is transferred to a device of a transfer destination storing a content of a low resolution but holds onto the original, and
• executes a transfer not including the content of a low resolution when the content of the device of a transfer destination stored in the content storage unit of the device of a transfer destination is returned to a device of a transfer source storing a content of a high resolution,
• when a value of a dummy content counter reaches a predetermined threshold value,
• a dummy content limiting unit stored in the memory and executed by the processer that provides a dummy content number showing a number of contents stored in another device in a reproduction prohibiting state sets the access information to be not reproducible, and
• prohibits a transfer to another device,
• wherein the dummy content is defined as a reproduction prohibiting content which sets the access information to be not reproducible.