Application package and system for permitting a user to use distributed application package on the term of the use thereof

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS For the sake of better understanding of the following description, it will be useful to define some terms to be used.
Charged information provided by an information provider may be distributed off-line (in off-line distribution) or on-line (in on-line distribution).
In off-line distribution, the charged information is recorded on package media or recording media, and distributed through the sales network of the provider, that is, sold at stores in the sales network.
The package media include all sorts of portable recording media such as various types of magnetic discs, a variety of optical memory discs (e.
g.
, CD, CD-ROM, DVD), and magnetic tapes and cartridges.
In on-line distribution, the charged information is transmitted via transmission media from the servers at the service points of the provider and the distributors aligned with the provider to the client device (e.
g.
, PC (personal computer)) of the user who requested the charged information, and stored in a recording media of the client (device).
The transmission media include any telecommunication channels which permit data communication between the servers and the client device.
The package media and the transmission media are hereinafter referred to en bloc as "distribution media".
The charged information may be any type of software such as music, movies, games, etc.
which are each referred to as an "application" without discrimination.
The distribution unit of charged information is referred to as a "charged information package" or an "application package".
There may be included one or more applications in an application package.
The present invention relates to a system for permitting a user to use a distributed application package on the terms of use of the package with a higher security.
Embodiment I For the purpose of simplicity, a first illustrative embodiment will be described in which package media, among other things, DVDs are used as distribution media.
FIG.
1 is a block diagram showing an arrangement of a system for permitting a user to use the applications) recorded on a DVD on the terms of use of the DVD with a higher security according to the first illustrative embodiment of the invention