Abstract: IC card (300) supplies an encryption key which enables content use, to a terminal apparatus (200) belonging to a domain made up of terminal apparatuses (200) which share the IC card (300). The IC card (300) includes: an extra-domain usage rule holding unit (305) which stores a rule for use of the IC card (300) in a terminal apparatus (200) which is outside of the domain; and an extra-domain use permission judgment unit (309) which judges, according to the usage rule, whether or not use of the IC card (300) is permitted, when the IC card (300) is provided to the terminal apparatus (200). The IC card (300), in addition, supplies the encryption key to the terminal apparatus (200) which is outside of the domain, when the extra-domain use permission judgment unit (309) judges that use is permitted.

Abstract: In an on-Internet multicasting content delivery system, information on each sub license in ECM (Entitlement Control Message) body includes a license ID as sub license identification information, type information indicative of whether a sub license is for preview or actual viewing and a location indicative of a stored position of the sub license in a license part (number of bytes counted from the top of the ECM body). The license part stores sub licenses.

Abstract: A broadcast station that is a transmission device assigns an ID and a license transformation period to a license to be generated, and transmits to a terminal apparatus 102, in order to provide a digital right management system which can provide a protection for the rights of a provider while preventing an unauthorized obtainment of a license to be transmitted through a digital broadcast. The terminal apparatus 102 records a license import log including the license ID and license transformation period assigned to the license. Further, the terminal apparatus 102 controls a license obtainment in the case where the same license has been obtained by the time of obtaining the license. Furthermore, the license received by the terminal apparatus 102 is kept at least until the license transformation period expires.

Abstract: The transmission format A license conversion unit (430) of the terminal device (120) converts the transmission format license (710), which is obtained from the license relay server (110), described in a transmission format into a processing format license (510) to be specified by the conversion format specification information (711) and detects modifications on the license whose format has already been converted by performing a signature verification on the after-conversion processing format license (510) using a processing format signature (712).

Abstract: The object is to provide a data structure appropriate for performing rights management for multimedia-type contents, to further provide a recording medium containing data with the data structure, a reproduction device and a reproduction method for reproducing the data. The present invention is a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon license data for permitting a computer to use contents data comprising a plurality of resources, and the license data includes a resource-based use condition configuration structure, in which a use condition is set for the computer with respect to each of resources.

Abstract: A content using system is composed of a content importing apparatus and at least one content using apparatus. The content importing apparatus includes a content ID generating unit that generates a content ID, and a content key information encryption converting unit that converts the encryption of content key information by using an encryption key (“network key”) that is shared in advance on the network. The content using apparatus includes a content key information decrypting unit that decrypts the content key information, whose encryption has been converted, by using the network key, a moved content list storing unit for storing a moved content list (MCL) in which the content IDs of contents that have been written onto a storage medium are written, and a moved content list managing unit that judges whether the writing of a content is permitted or prohibited based on the MCL.

Abstract: A management apparatus stores pairs of copyrighted contents and numbers of permitted check-outs. On being requested to perform check-out for a semiconductor memory card, the management apparatus records an audio object (AOB) corresponding to a content in the semiconductor memory card, assigns a content ID to the AOB, and decrements a corresponding number of permitted check-outs. An editing and playback apparatus plays back the AOB recorded in the semiconductor memory card. The editing and playback apparatus edits the AOB and assigns a content ID, which is the same as the content ID of the original AOB, to each new AOB obtained by the editing. A local storage holds history information including a media ID and the content ID assigned to the original AOB.

Abstract: A method for judging use permission of information on one or more terminal apparatuses which uses content provided by a content provider and metadata provided by a metadata provider and supplementing the content, the method comprising: metadata use permission judgment judging use permission of the metadata based on usage control information regarding use control of the metadata; and using the metadata in the case where in said metadata use permission judgment, the use of the metadata is permitted. Specifically, the usage control information includes the first signer identification information which identifies the range of the provider of the metadata that can be used. The metadata includes a signature of the metadata provider identified in the first signer identification information, and the second signer identification information identifying the signer of the signature.

Abstract: A digital content distribution system (1) is composed of a right management server (100) and a user terminal (110) which are connected via a transmission line (120). The right management server (100) is made up of: a license data generating unit (304) which issues license data (usage right information) (1700) indicating a usage rule of content that is a digital copyrighted work to the user terminal (110); and an access condition setting unit (305) which notifies the user terminal (110) of update information (access condition) regarding necessity of updating the license data (1700) issued to the user terminal (110).

Abstract: In a content delivery system including a server and content processing apparatus connected to each other across a network, a content delivered by the system is encrypted with a content key Kc, and supplied along with a sublicense encrypted with a work key Kw to a DTV. The sublicense includes a second use condition under which a content is used and a content key Kc for decrypting an encrypted content. The work key Kw for decrypting an encrypted content is included in a main license. The main license is supplied to the DTV separately from the content. The main license includes, in addition to the work key Kw, a first use condition under which a content under a subscription contract is used.

Abstract: The content distribution system according to the present invention is comprised of: a server device and a terminal device, the server device providing the terminal device with a license for using a content based on transaction processes, each including receiving of a request message, sending of a response message, and receiving of a commit message for finalizing completion of a transaction, and the terminal device controlling use of the content based on the license obtained from the server device, wherein the terminal device includes: a holding unit that holds a 1-bit transaction identification flag indicating whether a current transaction process is in progress or completed; and a sending unit that sends the transaction identification bit instead of an omitted commit message when sending a second or later request message, without sending a commit message in each transaction process except for a last transaction process in successive transaction processes, and the server device includes: a receiving unit that

Abstract: An internal data storage unit stores distributed music data. A copyright management table stores a process right to each music data item. The process right includes a playback right and a right to copy the data to an external storage medium. A control unit refers to the stored process right to determine whether an inputted instruction can be executed. If determining that the instruction can be executed, the control unit supplies a control signal to a playback unit or another relevant process unit. A display unit displays the stored process right based on an operation mode set in a mode storage unit. The playback and copy rights to the data are displayed with icons. If an icon indicating a copyright in use is selected, information is displayed about the external medium to which the data was copied. If the inputted instruction cannot be executed, a warning screen is displayed.

Abstract: The user terminal (110) is composed of the following: a license purchase unit (603) for obtaining a license (500) indicating a content usable time (502) of a content data (200) composed of a plurality of elements (203), each of which can be replayed individually; an availability judgment unit (604) for judging whether or not encrypted elements (203) included in the content data (200) are available, based on the content usable time (502) indicated in the obtained license (500); a replay/display unit (607) for replaying the encrypted elements judged as available; and a use status management unit (608) for specifying license-consuming elements, each of which consumes an authorized amount of replay under right, out of the elements that are being replayed, and measuring a content used time (504) consumed by replaying the specified license-consuming elements.

Abstract: In a content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, for example, a content usage time indicating a usage permitted time of content is set for the content, and a content reproduction management unit 811 manages a usage state and a rewind limit position of the content. Here, the rewind limit position is a position which indicates that the content cannot be reproduced till the end in the case where a user executes a rewind operation. For example, in the case where the user attempts to execute the rewind operation on the part that is in front of the rewind limit position, the content management unit 811 notifies the user of a warning message in advance.

Abstract: In a right management server (100), a license data generation/updating unit (307) generates license data (900) including a use condition (503) for permitting a user to use a content based on a content use right (500) owned by the user. A subset use condition setting unit (308) sets a subset use condition (901) for temporarily invalidating the license data (900) in the license data (900). A communication unit (311) transmits the license data (900) in which the subset use condition (901) is set to the user terminal (110), and receives the license data (900) returned from the user terminal (110). Upon receipt of the invalidated license data (900), the license data generation/updating unit (307) cancels the invalidation of the license data (900) by updating the subset use condition (901).

Abstract: The server apparatus (120) includes a CPU (121), a RAM (122), a cipher processing unit (123) for carrying out encryption and decryption, a communication processing unit (124) for carrying out communication with an information processing terminal (100), a data storage unit (125) for storing information that does not require confidentiality, a distribution information storage unit (126) for storing information such as a program to be distributed, and a specific information distribution history holding unit (140) for holding a specific information distribution history (600) for managing a record of a program specific information of a program previously distributed to the information processing terminal (100).

Abstract: An IC card (processing terminal) divides a process into process blocks, and holds a time period required for processing each process block. A receiver (receiving terminal) notifies the IC card of a time period which can be spent for processing non-real-time process data when causing the IC card to perform the processing. The IC card processes the process blocks which can be processed within the notified time period. After the processing, the IC card once sends a response back to the receiver, and then transitions into a state in which it can receive a new request. Accordingly, it becomes possible for the IC card to process real-time process data such as an ECM. In the case where the receiver continues the suspended processing, it notifies the IC card of the continuation of the processing so that it causes the IC card to continue the processing of non-real-time process data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rights management terminal that can securely send and receive usage information while preventing spoofing and protecting user's privacy.

Abstract: The invention relates to power saving in portable terminals (100) with recording media (200). Conventionally, there is the problem that a battery (104) in the portable terminal (100) may become exhausted and as a result the original function of the terminal cannot be performed.

Abstract: A content distribution system 200 distributes a content key and content use conditions for controlling a content use in a client apparatus 110 to the client apparatus 110, via a communication channel 130, from either a multicast distribution server 122 or a unicast distribution server 123. A content distribution management server 121 determines by which distribution methods to send a content key and content use conditions of each content according to an attribute of the content (a compression format, a compression ratio, a content holder, and the like). An encrypted content distribution server 124 distributes only encrypted content whose content key and content use conditions to be distributed by the unicast, and the multicast distribution server 122 distributes encrypted content whose content key and content use conditions are superimposed by the multicast.