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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2005
Ryuichi Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Nakahara, Osaka, JP;
Kouji Miura, Osaka, JP;
Masaya Yamamoto, Arcadia, CA (US);
Masaki Igarashi, Osaka, JP;
Katsumi Tokuda, Osaka, JP;
Ryuichi Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Nakahara, Osaka, JP;
Kouji Miura, Osaka, JP;
Masaya Yamamoto, Arcadia, CA (US);
Masaki Igarashi, Osaka, JP;
Katsumi Tokuda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
When a secure counter malfunction detection unitdeters a malfunction in a secure counter, a content playability judgment unitperforms a content playability judgment based on information managed by a malfunctioning-state playback processing management unit. The malfunctioning-state playback processing management unitstores a malfunctioning-state playback condition composed of information such as a playback count and a playback time. The content playability judgment unitjudges that content is playable when the malfunctioning-state playback condition is met, and a content playback unitsplays the content.