Information processing device and method, recording medium, and program

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8365299
APP PUB NO 20070288993A1
SERIAL NO

11572597

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The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program which make it possible for persons at remote places to enjoy simultaneous playback of various contents while promoting the protection of the copyright or the privacy. A copyright authentication section 112 decides, based on copyright restriction information added to a content and license information stored in a license storage section 62, whether or not utilization of the content is permitted. An accounting processing section 114 is controlled in response to a result of the decision so that it cooperates with an authentication server to perform an accounting process. A privacy authentication section 115 decides, based on privacy restriction information added to the content and privacy information, whether or not utilization of the content is permitted. A permission request processing section 117 is controlled in response to a result of the decision so that it performs a communication process with a communication apparatus, which has a privacy management right in the content. The present invention can be applied to a communication system which supports remote place communication between users.

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  • SONY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kamada, Mikio Kanagawa, JP 21 978
Saito, Naoki Kanagawa, JP 173 2512
Sakai, Yusuke Kanagawa, JP 160 2070

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