US 7,599,891 B2
Method and system for administering storage medium
Yoriaki Kanada, Kanagawa (Japan); Tatsuya Inokuchi, Tokyo (Japan); Shunsuke Furukawa, Tokyo (Japan); Takao Ihashi, Chiba (Japan); Takashi Yamanishi, Tokyo (Japan); Yoichiro Sako, Tokyo (Japan); Akiya Saito, Kanagawa (Japan); and Shinichi Fujita, Shizuoka (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/394,214.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-084044 (JP), filed on Mar. 25, 2002; and application No. 2003-074303 (JP), filed on Mar. 18, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2004/0024654 A1, Feb. 05, 2004
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 705—58  [705/56] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of administering a storage medium, said method comprising:
obtaining unique ID information related to manufacture of said storage medium provided by an orderer side which requests manufacturing of the storage medium, said unique ID information being electronically stored on said storage medium;
providing a commissioned manufacturer, which will manufacture said storage medium, with said unique ID information obtained;
obtaining normal recording information and/or abnormal recording information when recording on said storage medium unique attribute information of the storage medium including manufacturer identification information identifying said commissioned manufacturer, said normal recording information being generated if the recording is normally carried out, and said abnormal recording information being generated if the recording is abnormally carried out; and
generating administrative information for said storage medium from at least one of said normal recording information and/or said abnormal recording information.