摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data communication system and a data communication method capable of inhibiting the reproduction of contents from a transfer source when transferring the contents already recorded in a recording medium to a recording medium in another apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: When authentication operation is performed between a data communication apparatus 1 and a data communication apparatus 2 in transferring digital contents from the data communication apparatus 1 to the data communication apparatus 2, an encryption key for encrypting the digital contents is transmitted to the data communication apparatus 2 at first. After erasing the encryption key in the data communication apparatus 1, the encrypted digital contents are transmitted to the data communication apparatus 2, and the data communication apparatus 2 decrypts the encrypted digital contents and transfers the decrypted digital contents. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI</p> |