86results about "Card-like record carriers" patented technology

A memory card and a recording / playback device are provided that are capable of deterring a memory card manufacturer from illicitly storing a same media ID on a plurality of memory cards. A memory card (100) includes a media ID storage module unit (610) and a memory unit (120). The media ID storage module unit (610) includes a media ID storage unit (611) that stores therein a media ID that is specific to the memory card, and a certification unit (609) that generates certification information that certifies the validity of the memory card based on the media ID. The memory unit (120) includes an encrypted content storage unit (122) for storing encrypted digital content. The recording / playback device (200) includes a memory card verification unit (200) that acquires the certification information from the memory card (100), verifies the validity of the memory card (100) based on the acquired certification information, and when the verification has failed, prohibits decrypting an encrypted content or encrypting a content, and a content encryption unit (209) that, when the verification has succeeded, encrypts the digital content or decrypts the encrypted digital content.

A recording device configured to store content data in an encrypted manner, the recording device comprises a memory unit which stores various data, and a controller which controls the memory unit. The controller possesses a controller key and unique identification information, and is configured to generate a controller-unique key unique for each controller in accordance with the controller key and the identification information. The memory unit stores an MKB generated by encrypting a medium key with a device key set that is a collection of a plurality of device keys, an encrypted device key set generated by encrypting the device key set with the controller-unique key, and a device-key-set index which uniquely identifies the device key set. The controller comprises a decryption unit which obtains a device key set by decrypting the encrypted device key set with the controller-unique key, an ID generating unit which generates a medium ID from the identification information and the device-key-set index, and an authentication unit which executes an authentication process with an exterior in accordance with the device key set, the medium ID and the MKB.

A recording arrangement is provided for applying access control processing to input data content and for recording access-controlled data content on a content storage medium. The recording arrangement comprises an encryption apparatus for encrypting portions of the input data content and an access control memory device operable to securely store information from which a private key of a public key / private key pair associated with a data content recording user or user group is derivable. The encryption apparatus and the access control memory device co-operate to provide means for generating access control data comprising content recorder access control data and default access control data. The default content access control data providing the same level of access to the input data content as the level of access available to the data content recording user / user group. A recording means is provided for recording the encrypted input data content and the content access control data on the content storage medium.

A recording arrangement operable to apply access control processing to input data content using a set of one or more content keys and to record access-controlled data content on a content storage medium, the arrangement comprising: an encryption apparatus having means for encrypting portions of the data content in dependence upon the set of content keys; and an interface to provide a secure data connection between the encryption apparatus and an access control memory device; an access-control memory device connected to the encryption apparatus via the interface and operable to store securely information from which the private key is derivable; the encryption apparatus and the access-control memory device co-operating to provide means for generating content access control data comprising at least one encrypted version of a respective subset of the set of content keys, the content access control data being generated in dependence upon at least one public key of a respective public key / private key pair associated with a further access-control memory device so that decryption of the set of content keys requires access to a private key of the respective public key / private key pair, the at least one public key used in the generation of the content access control data depending on data stored by the access-control memory device; and the recording arrangement having means for recording the encrypted information content and the content access control data on the content storage medium such that the information content may selectively be decrypted in dependence upon access to the private key of the respective public key / private key pair.

A card recognition system comprises an imaging device configured to capture a raw image of at least a portion of a card, and a processor operably coupled with the imaging device. The processor is configured to perform an image processing analysis of the raw image to identify measurements of at least one of a rank area around a rank of the card, and a suit area around a suit of the card, and automatically generate a calibration file based, at least in part, on the image processing analysis. A card handling device comprises a card infeed, a card output, and a card recognition system. A method for tuning a card handling device comprises capturing a plurality of images from a deck of cards, storing the images in memory, analyzing the plurality of images for card identification information, and generating a calibration file including parameters associated with the card identification information.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods useful to create multimedia presentations utilizing templates that contain scene divisions and cues to the capturing of multimedia objects applicable to a template for use in a created production. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods useful to create multimedia presentations utilizing templates that contain scene divisions and cues to the capturing of multimedia objects applicable to a template for use in a created production. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.

A VTR collecting system includes a data recording / reproducing section (VTR) for recording / reproducing video and audio information taken by a video camera section to a video tape, an auxiliary data memory section (MEM, 4, 94) for storing editorial auxiliary data to be referred to in an edition process, and a memory control section (MCR, 20) for controlling the auxiliary data memory section, wherein when the video and audio information is recorded by the data recording / reproducing section, the editorial auxiliary data is written into the auxiliary data memory section under the control of the memory control section having an IC memory card (4) or temporary storage memory (94) for temporarily storing the editorial auxiliary data, and moreover, a VTR editing system includes an edition source VTR (8) having a video tape (3) loaded thereto for reading / reproducing data of the video and audio information recorded and collected therein, an editor VTR (9) for use in dubbing, and a system controller (10) reading the editorial auxiliary data and controlling the source VTR (8) and editor VTR (9) with reference to the editorial auxiliary data, wherein main information portion necessary for the edition among the recorded data in the video tape (3) set in the source VTR (8) is dubbed. Thus, a position of a necessary scene can be promptly searched for with reference to the editorial base data which are recorded when collected, thereby enabling quick and simple editorial work without reproducing the video tape from the start to the end.

An adaptive method of managing system configuration in either a rewritable or a write-once optical card with zones formed in combination with an emulated drive buffer to behave as a Direct-access device. In the card medium, zones are formed for recording user data and the capacity of each zone is variable according to the available volume capacity, partition capacity, and user requirement, a spare area for recording alternative sectors; a defect list area for recording a defect list and a table area for usage and definition of user zones.

An image management apparatus, comprising: an image capture device which captures images; an image saving device which saves the images; a user identification information reading device which contactlessly reads user identification information from a contactless IC card containing the user identification information unique to a given user; a folder creating device which automatically creates in the image saving device an image folder unique to the user when the user identification information reading device reads user identification information and if there is no image folder unique to the user corresponding to the read user identification information; an image storage control device which stores any image captured via the image capture device in the image folder corresponding to the read user identification information after the user identification information is read by the user identification information reading device; and an image output control device which makes any image stored in the image folder corresponding to the read user identification information ready for output when the user identification information is read by the user identification information reading device.

A recording apparatus includes a first recording unit which records image data on a first recording medium, a second recording unit which records the image data on a second recording medium, and a control unit which controls the first recording unit and second recording unit to record the image data representing a series of contents on the first recording medium and subsequently on the second recording medium, and generate identification information indicating that the image data is divisionally recorded image data which is divisionally recorded on the first recording medium and second recording medium and record the identification information on the first recording medium and the second recording medium. With this arrangement, even when only one of the recording media is played back, the user can easily recognize that the series of contents are divisionally recorded on different recording media.

A compact portable, self-contained digital media player is provided whose content is stored on a dedicated, removable SD card. The content is playable in a high fidelity format. The content to is write protected which results in a significant degree of copyright protection. The compactness of the player enables binding of the player with various products. The self-contained aspect of the player enables it to be instant playable.

A recording apparatus is provided. The recording apparatus divides a material including video and / or audio information and records divided materials onto a plurality of recording media. The recording apparatus includes a control unit configured to divide the material into a plurality of divided materials and to prepare, for each of the divided materials, reproduction procedure information including recording information for the divided materials; an interface configured to attach the plurality of recording media; and a recording device configured to record the divided materials and the reproduction procedure information including recording information for the divided materials onto separate recording media for the respective divided materials.

A user terminal converts stored contents of an SD card to contain second encrypted content key data equivalent to an encrypted title key of SD Audio, and encrypted content equivalent to encrypted content of the SD Audio. Accordingly, compatibility can be realized between an encryption dual key system as a first encryption system and an encryption (single) key system as a second encryption system.

In recording information, meta data defined in SMPTE 298M and 335M, buried in video and audio material signals to be recorded to a magnetic tape (30) are extracted, the thus extracted meta data or meta data generated from information other than the material signals, are written to a contactless memory tag (37), whereby it is made possible to acquire meta data about material signals recorded in a recording medium without actual reading of the material signals in the recording medium and use the meta data for search, validation, etc.

The invention relates to a method for the recording and reading of data with a holographic write / read apparatus onto a holographic recording medium with a thin holographic recording layer. The medium is preferably an optical card (2). The recording of the information is in the form of data pages stored as thin Fourier holograms (61). According to the invention, it is foreseen to use reflected transmission and polarisation holography with different write and read wavelengths, and to correct during reading the distortion in the readout channel caused by the difference between the write and read wavelengths. The invention further relates to an apparatus and system for performing the method. There is also disclosed a method of coding the recorded information.

A semiconductor memory card stores a plurality of audio objects (AOBs) that compose a plurality of tracks and playlist information showing a reproduction order for the tracks. The semiconductor memory card also stores, as resume information (PLMG_RSM_PL), (1) a Playlist_Number showing which playlist information was used the last time playback was performed for the semiconductor memory card, (2) a Track_Number showing the last track to be played back, and (3) a Playback_Time showing a position at which where playback was stopped as a time expressed in relation to the start of the track.

A portable image-indexing device that includes a port adapter for connecting to a personal computer and a port adapter for receiving a camera card. The device includes memory for storing a plurality of image and video files and for storing image indexing application programs. A processor performs image indexing on images and / or videos and includes a power source.

A content reproducing apparatus includes a viewing expiration time determining unit which determines lapse of a viewing expiration time, a decryption key temporary storage unit which temporarily stores a decryption key, a decryption key moving unit which moves the decryption key from a recording medium to the decryption key temporary storage unit and returns the decryption key onto the recording medium, and a content protection control unit which controls the movement and the return of the decryption key. The content protection control unit performs control to move, when a reproduction start instruction is received, the decryption key from the recording medium to the decryption key temporary storage unit, return, when the reproduction of the content ends, the decryption key onto the recording medium when the viewing expiration time has not lapsed, and not return the decryption key onto the recording medium if the viewing expiration time has lapsed.

A user terminal converts stored contents of an SD card to contain second encrypted content key data equivalent to an encrypted title key of SD Audio, and encrypted content equivalent to encrypted content of the SD Audio. Accordingly, compatibility can be realized between an encryption dual key system as a first encryption system and an encryption (single) key system as a second encryption system.

In recording information, meta data defined in SMPTE 298M and 335M, buried in video and audio material signals to be recorded to a magnetic tape (30) are extracted, the thus extracted meta data or meta data generated from information other than the material signals, are written to a contactless memory tag (37), whereby it is made possible to acquire meta data about material signals recorded in a recording medium without actual reading of the material signals in the recording medium and use the meta data for search, validation, etc.

A recording / reproducing apparatus and a recording / reproducing method for reducing a load which must be borne when image data is obtained, enabling a title image to flexibly be processed, information for a sufficiently long time to be recorded and images to collectively be downloaded and arranged to display full information in a floppy disc. The recording / reproducing apparatus incorporates a DV recording / reproducing signal processing circuit for recording / reproducing a signal to and from a recording medium; a PCMCIA I / O / ATA I / F processing circuit for interfacing with the PCMCIA standard; a PCMCIA connector for establishing the connection with an external FDD; key blocks with which input is performed; and a control circuit for controlling the circuits.

The present invention improves the environment resistance performance of a magnetic card reader, and also improves the operation stability of a system including a higher-level device. Specifically to describe, the magnetic card reader 1, for reading magnetic data recorded in a card 4 by using a magnetic head 5, includes: a storage section (a part of a RAM 104) for storing the magnetic data read and acquired by using the magnetic head 5; a first comparing section for comparing the total number of data in the magnetic data with a prescribed first threshold; and a first judgment section for judging that the magnetic data is effective data when the total number of data in the magnetic data is less than or equal to the prescribed first threshold in the first comparing section.

An information processing system is disclosed. The information processing system includes: a recording / playback apparatus; and a playback terminal. The recording / playback apparatus includes an output unit, a management unit, and a playback unit. The playback terminal includes a playback unit, a generating unit, and an output unit.

In recording information, meta data defined in SMPTE 298M and 335M, buried in video and audio material signals to be recorded to a magnetic tape (30) are extracted, the thus extracted meta data or meta data generated from information other than the material signals, are written to a contactless memory tag (37), whereby it is made possible to acquire meta data about material signals recorded in a recording medium without actual reading of the material signals in the recording medium and use the meta data for search, validation, etc.

A portable multi-media device, preferably a hand held device used to capture digital images, digital video, and audio. The portable multi-media device comprising a sensor, operation members, an integral display, a speaker, a microphone, a memory card, and an integrated circuit. The portable multi-media device further has the capability to manipulate and edit data captured by the sensor and microphone and to organize and access the data based on user inputs. In addition to executing functions on the integral display, the device may also communicate with a personal computer or external display for interaction thereon.