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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Susumu Senshu, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Senshu, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits and receives information to and from an IC chip of a recording medium, an authentication processing unit that executes mutual authentication processing with the IC chip, a list-display-screen outputting unit that reads identification information and usage control information and causes a display to display a list display screen, a selection input unit that receives a selection input from a user, a software reading unit that reads data of software selected according to selection input from the data area, an installation processing unit that causes the authentication processing unit to execute the authentication processing, reads key information necessary for installing the software, and executes installation processing for the software, and a usage-control-information updating unit that accesses the IC chip and updates the usage control information corresponding to the software.