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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Osamu Kawamae, Yokohama, JP;
Toshifumi Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kimura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takao Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshiura, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Kawamae, Yokohama, JP;
Toshifumi Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kimura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takao Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshiura, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reproducing method and apparatus for receiving and reproducing data and outputting the data into an external device. After reproducing the data, a descrambler corresponding to a type of the reproduced data is selected from a plurality of descramblers and the external device is authenticated by a selected authenticator which is included in a plurality of authenticators for authenticating the external device and corresponds to the selected descrambler, and the data is outputted.