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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2009
Tatsuya Inokuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Inokuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a local storage in which a virtual file system is created, the virtual file system supporting an information recording medium on which encrypted content on which an encryption process has been performed is recorded, the encrypted content being managed for each of content management units serving as content use management units, and on which content management units used by the encrypted content are set; and a playback unit configured to read and play back the encrypted content managed by the content management units used by the encrypted content by using the virtual file system created in the local storage, configured to receive a data distribution file set for linking other information with the encrypted content of the information recording medium, the encrypted content being distributed from an information distribution server, and configured to update the virtual file system using the received data distribution file set.