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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2000
Applicants:
Takeo Morinaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Ichiro Hamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takeo Morinaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Ichiro Hamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N007/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a data processing system and method that control the outputs of a receiving apparatus depending upon a copy restriction code. The receiving apparatus determines whether the copy restriction code allows for one or no copies to be made and controls the outputs of the receiving apparatus accordingly.