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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Vince Harradine, Burlington, CA;
Alan Turner, Basingstoke, GB;
Vince Harradine, Burlington, CA;
Alan Turner, Basingstoke, GB;
Sony United Kingdom Limited, Weybridge, GB;
Abstract
Apparatus uniquely identifies material recorded on an example of a recording medium. The medium has distinguishing data, a tape ID, distinguishing that example from other examples thereof recorded thereon. A generator generates data, e.g. IN and OUT time codes, identifying the or each piece of material recorded on the medium. A recorder () records the said distinguishing data on the medium. A reproducer () reproduces, from the recording medium, the distinguishing data. A processor, a PDA () associates the reproduced distinguishing data and the said identifying data with a unique identifier, a UMID, for the or each piece of material. A database () associates the unique identifier with metadata relating to the material.