Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processor accesses a storage module upon a request from a processor module, which selectively switches between a secure mode and a non-secure mode and performs predetermined data processing in each mode. In this case, the access to a protected area of the storage module is permitted only when the processor module is in the secure mode based on a report indicative of an own mode, which is output from the processor module.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has an authentication and key exchange processing unit, a packet selector, a content key generator, a content decryption unit to decrypt, based on the content key, the encrypted content which is included in the content packet and received following the CCI packet, a CCI set identifier management unit to manage a CCI identifier corresponding to recognizable copy control information, a CCI selector, a CCI analyzer to analyze copy control information corresponding to the CCI identifier selected by the CCI selector, a content processing unit to perform, based on an analysis result of the CCI analyzer, the receiving process on the content data corresponding to the content packet received following the CCI packet, a first communication connection unit to perform the authentication and key exchange process, and a second communication connection unit to transmit the content packet and the CCI packet.

Abstract: An information handling device has a first connection unit, a Web application executing unit to generate a device operating command, a second connection unit, an application authentication processing unit to generate a platform authenticator, an application origin information attacher to attach origin information of the web application to the platform authenticator, and a third connection unit to establish a connection for transmitting the device operating command and the platform authenticator attached with the origin information to the second communication device in order to transmit the device operating command and the platform authenticator attached with the origin information.

Abstract: An information operating device has a first connection unit, a second connection unit, a machine operating command for operating the information output device and a usage certificate certifying that the machine operating web application, a domain name attacher to attach a domain name of the first communication device, when the connection is established by the second connection unit to transmit the machine operating command for operating the information output device using the connection, an application executing unit to execute the PIN code input web application acquired from the first communication device through the first connection unit, an encryption information generator to generate encryption information and transmit it to the information output device, and a client processing unit to transmit the usage certificate and the encryption information to the information output device through the second connection unit.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a kernel configured to execute a system call, and a managing unit configured to determine whether or not to permit execution of the system call. The kernel includes a holding unit and a system call executing unit. The holding unit holds execution of the system call until a result of determination as to whether or not to permit execution of the system call is returned from the managing unit. The system call executing unit executes the system call.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a management module and a control module. The control module detects an event of requesting install of an application program, and transmits, prior to execution of the install, install event information including an application name of the application program to the management module. The management module notifies the install event information to a determination program, and transmits to the control module a determination result indicative of permission or prohibition of the install, the determination result being received from the determination program.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes an event processor and a first determining unit. The event processor includes an event detecting unit. The event detecting unit is configured to detect an event and suspend execution of the event. The first determining unit registering unit is configured to register the first determining unit when stored first identification information and identification information of the first determining unit match with each other. The first determining unit includes a second determining unit. The second determining unit registering unit is configured to register a second application as a second determining unit when the verification of a signature of the second application is successful. The event detecting unit cancels suspending of the event and executes the event when the result of determination indicates permission of the execution.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control module detects each of a plurality of events. A management module transmits a determination result indicative of one of permission and prohibition of execution of a specific process to the control module when a second event of requesting execution of the specific process is detected before detection of a first event of requesting a connection to a specific external communication device. When the second event is detected after the detection of the first event, the management module transmits the other of permission and prohibition of the execution of the specific process to the control module.

Abstract: An information output apparatus has a first interface to receive an equipment operational signal from a short-range wireless communication apparatus, a second interface to receive broadcast wave data based on the equipment operational signal, a third interface to transmit the equipment operational signal to an information generating apparatus, a fourth interface to receive video data transmitted from the information generating apparatus, a fifth interface to receive a control command transmitted from the information generating apparatus in response to the equipment operational signal transmitted from the third interface part, an information superimposing part to transmit the equipment operational signal from the third interface part to the information generating apparatus and then to superimpose video data updated by the information generating apparatus and received from the fourth interface part with the broadcast wave data to display the superimposed data on a display part.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transmitting method transmits a start request for an authentication and key exchange from at least one of receivers to the transmitter, performs an authentication and key exchange for at least one of a first key common to the receivers and a second key peculiar to the at least one of the receivers, and encrypts the content by using a key shared by the transmitter and the at least one of the receivers to transmit the encrypted content to the at least one of the receivers.

Abstract: An information generator has a first interface unit, a second interface unit, an application executing unit, a connection management unit to transmit the video data to the information output device through the second interface unit, a first screen output unit to display, on a display device, a list of web applications capable of being executed by the application executing unit, an application selector, a launcher, and a second screen output unit to display, on the display device, information for operating the information output device when the application executing unit accesses a URL notified by the launcher to acquire and execute the web application, and then the video data is transmitted to the information output device through the second interface unit.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an authority changing device includes a first determiner, a second determiner, and a changing unit. A first authority is defined by a first combination of first to third item values, and a second authority is defined by a second combination of the fourth to sixth item values. The first determiner uses a logical expression to determine whether the change from the first authority to the second authority is possible, not possible, or unknown. The second determiner uses a first table to determine the availability of change from the first authority to the second authority when the availability of the change is determined to be unknown. The changing unit changes the first authority to the second authority when the change is determined to be possible.

Abstract: An apparatus determines whether a combination of a certificate type of a content certificate recorded on a source recording medium and a medium type of the source recording medium is a proper combination. If the combination is a proper combination, the apparatus requests a license server, which is connected to the apparatus via a network, to give approval to record content on a target recording medium. If the apparatus is a legitimate DVD recorder, the license server sends to the content recording apparatus a content certificate including on the source recording medium as the certificate type. The apparatus records the content together with the received content certificate on the target recording medium.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiment, an information processing unit includes a browser unit that receives page files and execute a web application; an application range management unit that receives application range information at the start of execution of the web application, and stores that information in a memory unit; a termination detecting unit that, when the page file being processed by the browser unit changes, determines whether or not the web application being executed has terminated depending on whether or not the new page file is included in the application range information; a usability determining unit that determines whether or not an add-on for which a call request is issued is allowed to be used in the web application being executed; and an add-on calling unit that calls an add-on when determined that the add-on is allowed to be used in the web application being executed.

Abstract: An energy management system has an application storage, an application executing unit, a plurality of network interfaces, a policy setting unit configured to set whether each application should be permitted to access each of the network interfaces, a policy storage configured to store identification information for each application set by the policy setting unit, and access permit/inhibit information showing whether the application is permitted to access each of the network interfaces, an I/F management unit managing a correspondence relationship between a network address and each of the network interfaces, and to specify a network interface used by the application executed by the application executing unit, and an access controller configured to judge whether the application executed by the application executing unit is permitted to access the network interface to be used thereby, based on the access permit/inhibit information stored in the policy storage.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus has a drive unit to record digital information including digital contents; and a host unit to control reading and writing of the digital information for the drive unit. The host unit has a network processing unit to communicate with a server, a shadow determination unit to determine whether a shadow boot program to be executed prior to a boot program is executable, a shadow reading unit to read the shadow program from the drive unit when the shadow determination unit determines to be executable, a shadow execution unit to execute the shadow program, a server authentication unit to perform authentication with the server in accordance with a processing of the shadow program, and a password transmitter to transmit to the drive unit a password used for unlock of the drive unit when the authentication with the server is successful.

Abstract: An AV communication control circuit suitable for a radio LAN-LSI in a radio AV transmission/reception device is formed by a copyright protection processing unit configured to carry out a copyright protection processing with respect to AV data entered from an AV stream signal line, a selection unit configured to select either one of AV data entered from an AV stream signal line through the copyright protection processing unit and AV data entered from a general purpose bus, and a transmission control unit configured to carry out control for transmitting AV data selected by the selection unit to a network.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus includes a transaction transmitting unit configured to transmit to a receiving apparatus a content to be moved to the receiving apparatus, by using a first transaction established with the receiving apparatus, a counter unit configured to count a progress quantity representing a degree of progress of the transmission of the content from a given point of time with respect to the transmission of the content corresponding to the first transaction to obtain a count value, and a transaction switching unit configured to switch the first transaction used for the transmission of the content to a second transaction, if the count value of the counter unit reaches a predetermined value and the transmission of the content is not completed.

Abstract: The debugging unit writes a public key of the key issuing server and an initializing program given from outside, to the storage unit. The instruction executing unit reads and executes the initializing program stored in the storage unit. The debug disabling unit disables the debugging unit. The public-key encrypting unit encrypts the random number by the public key in the storage unit, the random number generated by the random number generating unit after the debugging unit is disabled. The transmitting unit transmits the encrypted random number to the key issuing server. The receiving unit receives an individual key encrypted by the random number from the key issuing server. The individual-key writing unit decrypts the encrypted individual key by the random number to obtain the individual key and write the individual key to the storage unit.

Abstract: An apparatus determines whether a combination of a certificate type of a content certificate recorded on a source recording medium and a medium type of the source recording medium is a proper combination. If the combination is a proper combination, the apparatus requests a license server, which is connected to the apparatus via a network, to give approval to record content on a target recording medium. If the apparatus is a legitimate DVD recorder, the license server sends to the content recording apparatus a content certificate including on the source recording medium as the certificate type. The apparatus records the content together with the received content certificate on the target recording medium.