Fujitsu Ten Limited

Fujitsu Corporation

Yoshikazu Ueta

Mitsuya Kawashita

Osamu Okada

Taku Yokawa

Nobuyuki Batou

Hidenori Mitsunaga

Takashi Kouno

Mitsuhiro Maruo

Yuu Nomura

Takeshi Ohhara

In a data management apparatus () including a recording device () for recording contents data and a data processing section for processing the contents data, first management data for managing the contents data according to a first reference is recorded in the recording device (), and the data processing section reproduces the contents data based on the first management data, and transfers the contents data to an external device () based on second management data which is used for management of the contents data by the external device according to a second reference different from the first reference. As a result, the protection of the contents data can be made while complying with related laws, and the contents data with optional functions added thereto can be backed up.

Data management apparatus

A recording and reproducing apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium concurrently while recording the information, includes a compression section, a temporary storage section, a reproducing process section, and a storage section. The compression section reads the information recorded on the recording medium and compresses read information. The temporary storage section stores compressed information provided by the compression process. The reproducing process section decompresses the compressed information output thereto from the temporary storage section and reproduces decompressed information. The storage section stores the compressed information output thereto from the temporary storage section.

Recording and reproducing apparatus

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Yoshikazu Ueta