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Patent No.:

US 7340609 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2003
Applicants:

Naoya Haneda, Tokyo, JP;

Kyoya Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Naoya Haneda, Tokyo, JP;

Kyoya Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 15/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/34 (2006.01);
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CPC ...
Abstract

When sample data is played back, audio guide data Gand Gand subsequent frame data are played back based on usage license information Lcontained in the sample data. When high-quality data is generated, the audio guide data Gand Gand the usage license information Lare overwritten based on usage license information Lcontained in additional data. When the high-quality data is played back, audio guide data G' and G′ and subsequent frame data are played back based on usage license information L. A user is then able to identify the playback status of the sample data or high-quality data by listening to an audio guide.


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