Abstract: To protect rights of a copyright owner of digital content, technology is required to prevent digital content on a recording medium from being copied onto another recording medium and played back. A key distribution server securely receives a media unique key from a recording medium device, generates a first title key different for each content, encrypts the generated first title key with the media unique key, encrypts the content with the first title key, and transmits the encrypted first title key to the recording medium device and the encrypted content to the recording device. The recording device securely receives the encrypted content from the key distribution server and the first title key and a second title key from the recording medium device, decrypts the encrypted content with the first title key, encrypts the decrypted content with the second title key, and transmits the encrypted content to the recording medium device.

Abstract: To provide a backup management device that deletes a content so as to be restorable in the future while protecting a copyright of the content, in a case where there exists a backup of the content. In an HD recorder, a first information storage unit stores a content, a second information storage unit stores a backup of the content, a secure storage unit stores a hash value of the content. If receiving an instruction to delete the content so as to be restorable, a control unit deletes the content from the first information storage unit. When the content is played back, an encryption processing unit applies a calculation to the content to generate detection information, and the control unit compares the hash value with the detection information to judge whether the content has been tampered.

Abstract: Provided is a new system for content use and settlement. A user requests a mobile telephone charge management server (3000) to perform proxy settlement for goods purchased using mobile telephones 1 (4100), 2 (4200) and 3 (4300). The mobile telephone charge management server (3000) makes an inquiry to a registration server (3100) as to whether or not proxy settlement is possible. When proxy settlement is not possible, the mobile telephone performs settlement using electronic money that has been deposited therein.

Abstract: A recording/playback apparatus is capable of using pre-image-converted content in a case of transferring an image-converted content to another device, then back from transfer-destination device to the recording/playback apparatus. The recording/playback apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a first encrypted content generated by encrypting the content, a second encrypted content generated by performing an irreversible compression to convert the content, thereby obtaining a converted content, and by encrypting the converted content, and a content key for decryption of the first and second encrypted contents, a key transfer unit that writes the content key to the external recording medium, and erases the content key stored in the storage unit, and a content transfer unit that, after the content key has been erased, writes the second encrypted content to the external recording medium, and erases the second encrypted content from the storage unit.

Abstract: The recorder/reproducer, when moving a first content data, writes a second content data, which is obtained by re-coding the first content data recorded in a first recording medium, into a second recording medium instead of the first content data, writes one or more first partial information extracted from the first content data into the second recording medium, and makes the first content data irreproducible, using one or more first invalidated partial information having one-to-one correspondence with the extracted one or more first partial information. When restoring the first content data, it makes the irreproducible first content data reproducible, using the one or more first partial information recorded in the second recording medium.

Abstract: A recording device for recording one or more of a plurality of subcontents recorded on a first recording medium, onto a second recording medium, the first recording medium having further recorded thereon digest values of the subcontents, and a medium signature generated based on the digest values of the subcontents, the plurality of subcontents constituting one content, the recording device comprising: a subcontent acquisition unit operable to select and acquire one or more of subcontents permitted to be copied; an excluded digest value acquisition unit operable to acquire excluded digest values from the first recording medium, the excluded digest values being digest values of nonselected subcontents; a signature acquisition unit operable to acquire the medium signature from the first recording medium; and a write unit operable to write, onto the second recording medium, (i) the one or more selected subcontents, (ii) the excluded digest values, and (iii) the medium signature.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A drive device is provided to promote copyright protection by preventing playback of copied contents, even if unique identification information on a recording medium, used to generate title keys for decrypting encrypted contents, is revealed, and the contents are independently encrypted and copied using this identification information. Identification information unique to a recording medium 103 and used to generate title keys is recorded thereon, along with a signature for the identification information issued by a certificate authority terminal device 101. Before decryption and playback of the encrypted contents, a drive in a playback device 104 performs signature verification. When verification fails, the drive does not output the identification information. A program for playback in the playback device 104 therefore cannot generate a decryption key and fails to decrypt and play back the encrypted contents. The signature is not output externally.

Abstract: A content playback apparatus (digital watermark detection apparatus) comprises: a detection unit operable to detect a digital watermark from audio data having a plurality of blocks, the audio data being contained in a content which is to be played back along a playback time-line; a detected block storage unit for storing therein information indicating a block in which the digital watermark has been detected by the detection unit; and a playback control unit operable to play back all data contained in the content other than audio data corresponding to the block indicated by the information stored in the detected block storage unit. This makes it possible, even when audio data containing copyright information is inadvertently recorded on a camcorder, to prevent the audio data containing the copyright information from being played back, thereby enabling users to view the content without the influence of playback control.

Abstract: A memory card 10 inserted in a terminal device 20 establishes a SAC with each of a content server 1, a content server 2, a settlement server 1 and a settlement server 2, using an application program corresponding to the server, to securely receive and transmit data. The memory card 10 acquires a unique private key and a unique public key for each application program, and establishes a SAC with each server using the acquired private key and public key.

Abstract: Provided is a health care system including a key management server that receives from a server a request for a decryption key, with first identification information identifying a measuring apparatus, second identification information identifying vital sign data, and third identification information identifying the server. The key management server generates the decryption key using the first identification information, and stores fourth identification information identifying a server predetermined as a destination of the decryption key, and fifth identification information indicating the category of the vital sign data in correspondence with the fourth identification information. The key management server transmits the decryption key to the server, when the received third identification information matches the fourth identification information, and the received second identification information matches the fifth identification information.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a universal drive capable of recording and reproducing high-image quality contents on and from various media, such as BD, HD-DVD, DVD and others according to the AACS. The drive (10) is connected to a host apparatus, and which reads from and writes onto a media M, which includes: a readout unit (11) which reads and writes information from and onto the recording medium; a media type identifying unit (12) which identifies a type of the recording medium based on the information read from the recording medium by the readout unit (11); and a data analysis unit (13) and an authentication unit (14) which performs an operation for copyright protection associated with a result of the identification by the media type identifying unit (12).

Abstract: The media inherent key storing unit 220 prestores an inherent key Ki, the conversion unit 230 generates an encrypted inherent key Ji from the inherent key read from the media inherent key storing unit 220, the random number generating unit 331 generates a random number R1, the encryption unit 252 generates an encrypted random number S1, the decryption unit 333 generates a random number R?1 from the encrypted random number R1, and the mutual authentication control unit 334 compares the random number R?1 with the random number R1 and, if the random number R?1 matches the random number R1, judges that the memory card 200 is an authorized device. If the memory card 200 and the memory card writer have successfully authenticated each other, the memory card writer encrypts a content using a decrypted inherent key. If the memory card 200 and the memory card reader have successfully authenticated each other, the memory card reader decrypts an encrypted content using the decrypted inherent key.

Abstract: A system includes of a main device and a recording medium device. The main device includes a reception unit that receives a digital work from an external distribution server, an internal storage area for storing the digital work, a playback unit that plays back the digital work, and a unique information storage area for storing information that is unique to the main device. The main device also includes an encryption unit that encrypts the digital work using the unique information, a decryption unit that decrypts, using the unique information, the encrypted digital work having been read from the recording medium device, a write unit that writes the encrypted digital work into the recording medium device which is portable, and a read unit that reads the encrypted digital work from the recording medium device.

Abstract: A system includes of a main device and a recording medium device. The main device includes a reception unit that receives a digital work from an external distribution server, an internal storage area for storing the digital work, a playback unit that plays back the digital work, and a unique information storage area for storing information that is unique to the main device. The main device also includes an encryption unit that encrypts the digital work using the unique information, a decryption unit that decrypts, using the unique information, the encrypted digital work having been read from the recording medium device, a write unit that writes the encrypted digital work into the recording medium device which is portable, and a read unit that reads the encrypted digital work from the recording medium device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information embedding apparatus that is capable of preventing playback stop of a content that has been shot without intention of misuse. The information embedding apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit operable to acquire the content that is played back along the playback time-line; a watermark generating unit operable to generate the watermarks such that values held by the watermarks vary according to a first rule, the first rule showing that the values should vary according to a sequential order on the playback time-line; and an embedding unit operable to embed two or more of the watermarks into the content while keeping the sequential order.

Abstract: A source generates a medium key (KM) and a media secret table including a plurality of entries, each entry including (KM) encrypted by a public key (PU-PD) of a plurality of devices, obtains the medium ID of a medium therefrom, generates a content key (KD) for a piece of content, encrypts the content with (KD) to result in (KD(content)), encrypts (KD) with (KM) to result in (KM(KD)), generates a package for the content including (KD(content)), (KM(KD)), the medium ID, and a signature based on at least the medium ID and verifiable with (KM), and copies the generated package and the media secret table to the medium. Thus, a device with the medium and a private key (PR-PD) corresponding to an entry of the media secret table can access and render the content.

Abstract: A data player for reading contents encrypted by a decoding key from a digital medium, and playing the encrypted contents by using the decoding key which is stored in a key storage unit, comprises: a key obtaining unit for performing mutual authentication with the key storage unit to obtain the decoding key stored in the key storage unit; a key holding unit for holding the decoding key; a playback state obtaining unit for monitoring the playback state of the digital medium; and a contents decoding unit for decoding the encrypted contents by using the decoding key. The decoding key is obtained by the key obtaining unit and stored in the key holding unit, and the encrypted contents read from the digital medium is decoded with the decoding key by the contents decoding unit to play the contents. The decoding key stored in the key holding unit is discarded according to the playback state of the digital medium which is obtained by the playback state obtaining unit.

Abstract: A distribution server 103 distributes a content via a network, and a KIOSK terminal 105 receives the content via the network and records the content in an SD memory card 100. A customer device 111 receives a content via the SD memory card 100, checks out the content and records a copy on a recording medium. SD-Audio players 122 to 124 receive a copy of the content and play back the copy. Here, the KIOSK terminal 105 records a Usage Rule that certifies the right to control recording of content on the SD memory card 100. Move Control Information showing the number of times that moving of rights is permitted is set in the Usage Rule.

Abstract: A distribution server 103 distributes a content via a network, and a KIOSK terminal 105 receives the content via the network and records the content in an SD memory card 100. A customer device 111 receives a content via the SD memory card 100, checks out the content and records a copy on a recording medium. SD-Audio players 122 to 124 receive a copy of the content and play back the copy. Here, the KIOSK terminal 105 records a Usage Rule that certifies the right to control recording of content on the SD memory card 100. Move Control Information showing the number of times that moving of rights is permitted is set in the Usage Rule.