摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control use of distribution information by time or a place, and to prevent unauthorized secondary use. <P>SOLUTION: When time information previously including verification information is distributed, validity of the time information is verified, and an internal timepiece non-adjustable from the outside is adjusted on the basis of the time information. When position information previously including verification information is distributed, validity of the position information is verified. It is decided whether the time shown by the internal timepiece corresponds to a reproduction deadline (reproduction time information) or not when the time information and the position information have the validity as the result of each the verification, it is decided whether the position information corresponds to reproduction position information or not when the time information and the position information have the validity as the result of each the verification, an encrypted content is decrypted and reproduced by restoration of a reproduction application when corresponding to the reproduction dead line and the reproduction position information as the result of each the decision, and the reproduction application or the like is deleted after completion of the reproduction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |