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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Seiji Ohbi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kawakami, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Kii, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Ohbi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kawakami, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Kii, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording method including searching for at least one of a plurality of free areas on a storage medium, said storage medium including a file that is stored according to a file system; generating a track descriptor; generating a part descriptor; recording data encrypted with an encryption key in at least one free area; connecting the free area where the encrypted data is recorded to an end of the file managed by the file system; recording in the part descriptor the part pointer information that points to the free area where the encrypted data is recorded; recording in the track descriptor a decryption key so as to enable later decryption of the encrypted data, and pointer information that points to the part descriptor; and recording a track number that points to the track descriptor in a play order table having a play order of a plurality of tracks.