Recording method, and storage medium driving apparatus

Abstract

A recording method is responsive to a user-initiated single instruction, that includes the steps of copying content data from a storage medium loaded in a first apparatus to a data storage device of a second apparatus; and setting a predetermined check-out count from a predetermined count to the predetermined count minus one, the predetermined check-out count including control information corresponding to a predetermined number of times the content data is allowed to be copied to the data storage device. A storage medium driving apparatus implements the recording method described above.

1 . A recording method responsive to a user-initiated single instruction, comprising the steps of: 
 copying content data from a storage medium loaded in a first apparatus to a data storage device of a second apparatus; and    setting a predetermined check-out count from a predetermined count to the predetermined count minus one, said predetermined check-out count including control information corresponding to a predetermined number of times said content data is allowed to be copied to said data storage device.    
   
   
       2 . A recording method according to  claim 1 , comprising the steps of: 
 copying the content data from said storage medium to said data storage device and causing said first apparatus to invalidate management data that manages said content data, said management data being stored in said storage medium;    setting with said second apparatus said predetermined check-out count and copyright management information within said control information corresponding to said content data to said Predetermined count;    rewriting with said second apparatus said predetermined check-out count to said predetermined count minus one; and    validating said management data with the first apparatus.    
   
   
       3 . A recording method according to  claim 2 , further comprising the steps of: 
 copying content data from said storage medium and control information of said content data to said data storage device and invalidating with said first apparatus management data configured to manage said content data, said management data being stored in said storage medium;    causing said second apparatus to set said predetermined check-out count and copyright management information within said control information copied to said data storage device to said predetermined count; and    obtaining with said second apparatus a content identification of said content data from said control information and recording said content identification to said data storage device as an identification of content data to check-in into said data storage device.    
   
   
       4 . A storage medium driving apparatus comprising: 
 invalidating means for transferring content data from a storage medium loaded in said storage medium driving apparatus to storing means of an another apparatus and invalidating management data that is configured to manage said content data, said management data being stored in said storage medium; and    validating means for validating said management data previously invalidated when said another apparatus rewrites an allowable check-out count to a predetermined count minus one, said allowable check-out count being within a range specified by control information, and said control information corresponding to said content data, wherein    said invalidating means and said validating means are actuated in response to a single user-actuated instruction.    
   
   
       5 . A storage medium driving apparatus according  claim 4 , wherein, in response to said single user-actuated instruction: 
 said invalidating means transfers said content data and control information for said content data from the storage medium to said storing means and invalidates said management data stored in said storage medium; and    said validating means validates said management data previously invalidated when said another apparatus rewrites said allowable check-out count within said control information to the predetermined count minus one.    
   
   
       6 . A recording apparatus comprising: 
 means for storing data;    recording means for recording content data from a storage medium loaded in an another apparatus to said means for storing data; and    setting means for setting a predetermined check-out count to a predetermined count minus one and being within a range specified by control information for said content data, wherein    said recording means and said setting means being actuated in response to a single user-actuated instruction.    
   
   
       7 . A recording apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein, in response to said single instruction from user: 
 said setting means sets said allowable check-out count within control information corresponding to said content data to said predetermined count and rewrites said predetermined check-out count to said predetermined count minus one.    
   
   
       8 . A recording apparatus according to  claim 7 , further comprising: 
 content identification recording means for obtaining a content identification of said content data from said control information and recording said content identification to said means for storing data as an identification of content data being allowable to be checked-into said means for storing data,    wherein, in response to a said single instruction from user,    said recording means records said content data and control information of said content data to said means for storing data;    said setting means sets said allowable check-out count and copyright management information to be within a range specified by said control information recorded to said means for storing data to said predetermined count;    said content identification recording means obtains said content identification from said control information and records said content identification to said means for storing data; and    said setting means sets said allowable check-out count for said copyrighted information to said predetermined count minus one.