Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kusakawa
Masafumi Kusakawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11743603Abstract: A solid-state imaging device adapted to encrypt data is described. The solid-state imaging device may include a sensor die comprising an array of imaging pixels formed on a first side of the sensor die and first wiring layers formed on a second side of the sensor die, wherein at least one of the imaging pixels is configured to generate specific signals; a logic die comprising second wiring layers formed on a first side of the logic die; and an encryption processor on the logic die configured to generate encrypted data using the specific signals. The first side of the logic die may be mounted adjacent to the second side of the sensor die and the first wiring layers electrically connect to the second wiring layers, wherein the at least one of the imaging pixels, the encryption processor, and a connecting conductor in which the specific signals pass through from the at least one of the imaging pixels to the encryption processor are located interior to the solid-state imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Taishin Yoshida, Marie Toyoshima, Toru Akishita, Tomohiro Morimoto, Masafumi Kusakawa, Ikuhiro Tamura, Takahiro Akahane, Eiji Hirata, Yoshinobu Furusawa
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Publication number: 20190347963Abstract: A solid-state imaging device adapted to encrypt data is described. The solid-state imaging device may include a sensor die comprising an array of imaging pixels formed on a first side of the sensor die and first wiring layers formed on a second side of the sensor die, wherein at least one of the imaging pixels is configured to generate specific signals; a logic die comprising second wiring layers formed on a first side of the logic die; and an encryption processor on the logic die configured to generate encrypted data using the specific signals. The first side of the logic die may be mounted adjacent to the second side of the sensor die and the first wiring layers electrically connect to the second wiring layers, wherein the at least one of the imaging pixels, the encryption processor, and a connecting conductor in which the specific signals pass through from the at least one of the imaging pixels to the encryption processor are located interior to the solid-state imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Yusuke Minagawa, Taishin Yoshida, Marie Toyoshima, Toru Akishita, Tomohiro Morimoto, Masafumi Kusakawa, Ikuhiro Tamura, Takahiro Akahane, Eiji Hirata, Yoshinobu Furusawa
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Patent number: 8600052Abstract: A key generation device according to the present invention hierarchically constructs a Y-ary tree structure where n reception devices are assigned to leaves, and forms subgroups where individual intermediate nodes existing between the leaves and a root of the Y-ary tree structure are defined as parent nodes. By providing new parameters to the individual intermediate parameters, the subgroups can be formed flexibly. In a case where no excluded customer exists or the number of excluded customers is small, the size of a header to be delivered and the calculation amount of an operation that a customer needs to perform can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masafumi Kusakawa, Tomoyuki Asano
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Patent number: 8416949Abstract: An actor node according to the present invention includes a dynamic change unit for temporarily changing a coverage block in which data are obtained from a sensor node and temporarily causing another actor node to obtain, on behalf of the actor node, data from the sensor node arranged in a partial region of at least a portion of the coverage blocks. The dynamic change unit obtains identification information unique to the another actor node from the another actor node. The dynamic change unit notifies, to the sensor node arranged in the partial region, the obtained identification information. The dynamic change unit notifies, to the another actor node, a portion of the hash chain and a temporary key generated using the obtained identification information and the key used for communication with the sensor node arranged in the partial region.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa, Imsung Choi
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Patent number: 8300814Abstract: There is provided an information processing unit enabling reduction of the number of keys to be held by a terminal unit and the amount of calculations necessary for decryption of encrypted data. The information processing unit configures an entire binary tree made up of n-number of leaf nodes, a root node and a plurality of intermediate nodes different from the root node and the leaf nodes and divides the entire tree into a plurality of base subtrees including n1/y number of leaf nodes to form a y-level (y is a divisor of log(n)) hierarchical structure, such that root nodes of the base subtrees at a lower level coincide with leaf nodes of the base subtree at an upper level. Further, it assigns subsets of the terminal units to nodes of the respective base subtrees and generates directed graphs where directed edges connecting coordinate points on a coordinate axis are set.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa
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Patent number: 8300816Abstract: It relates to an information processing unit, a terminal unit, an information processing method, a key generation method and a program that enable reduction of the number of keys to be held by users and aims at providing an information processing unit capable of generating a directed-graph representing an encryption key generation logic to derive a set-key for encrypting a content or a content-key. The technique relates to a scheme that divides a set of user terminals into some subsets, allocates a set-key and an intermediate-key to each subset, and upon input of an intermediate-key correlated with a subset, outputs the set-key corresponding to the subset and the intermediate-key of the subset associated by the directed-edge. Further, it relates to a technique of replacing the directed-edge in the directed-graph with a shorter directed-edge. The effect of reducing the number of intermediate-keys held by each user is expected from the technique.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa
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Patent number: 8213609Abstract: A key generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a parameter determining unit that randomly determines a plurality of parameters that are needed when generating a secret key and a public key; a bilinear group selecting unit that selects a plurality of bilinear groups and bilinear mapping on the basis of the plurality of parameters; and a key generating unit that generates the secret key and the public key on the basis of the parameters and the plurality of bilinear groups.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masafumi Kusakawa, Seiichi Matsuda, Tomoyuki Asano, Harunaga Hiwatari
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Patent number: 8150040Abstract: A terminal device improved with a digraph generation method in a key distribution method of various types of broadcast encryption systems is provided. The terminal device includes an acquiring unit for acquiring information related to a set, which is selected from a plurality of sets representing a combination of a plurality of terminal devices, and which represents some or all of the plurality of terminal devices; an extracting unit for extracting the set contained in the information and to which it belongs; and a digraph generation unit for generating a directional branch for generating a key corresponding to the extracted set in a predetermined digraph formed by a plurality of directional branches.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masafumi Kusakawa, Tomoyuki Asano
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Patent number: 8055953Abstract: The present invention is directed to an information processing system composed of plural information processing units adapted for mutually executing data communication, and for executing data processing in which communication data has been applied. The first entity A transmits error notification data on the basis of error detection to execute initial state return processing on the condition that data reception after error notification data has been transmitted is made, and the second entity B transmits error notification data on the basis of error detection to execute initial state return processing on the condition that transmit processing of error notification data is executed. Thus, the both entities A and B can return to the initial state in a manner synchronous with each other. As a result, it becomes possible to perform reliable error recovery and data processing restart.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masafumi Kusakawa, Sumio Morioka, Muneki Shimada, Shiho Moriai, Dai Sasaki
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Patent number: 7996335Abstract: Usage rights information indicating a license which is usage rights corresponding to contents is stored in a license storage device, and at the time of using the contents, the rights information is output from the license storage device to a contents using device and further transmitted to a contents distribution server, and legitimacy verification of the rights information is executed at the contents distribution server, such that contents corresponding to the rights information are transmitted to the contents using device. Thus, a device and method is realized whereby distribution of contents over a network and use thereof is enabled without detracting from safety and user convenience.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Taizo Shirai, Masafumi Kusakawa
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Publication number: 20110145578Abstract: An actor node according to the present invention includes a dynamic change unit for temporarily changing a coverage block in which data are obtained from a sensor node and temporarily causing another actor node to obtain, on behalf of the actor node, data from the sensor node arranged in a partial region of at least a portion of the coverage blocks. The dynamic change unit obtains identification information unique to the another actor node from the another actor node. The dynamic change unit notifies, to the sensor node arranged in the partial region, the obtained identification information. The dynamic change unit notifies, to the another actor node, a portion of the hash chain and a temporary key generated using the obtained identification information and the key used for communication with the sensor node arranged in the partial region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa, Imsung Choi
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Publication number: 20100281316Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a scan chain configured to serve as a connection path used for testing the semiconductor integrated circuit and connect a plurality of flip-flops and an interleave circuit provided at an output portion of the scan chain. The interleave circuit includes a plurality of branches including different numbers of stages of storage elements, a selector configured to select one of the plurality of branches serving as an input/output branch that performs input of data from the scan chain and output of data from the interleave circuit, and a selector controller configured to execute a process of switching among the plurality of branches to select the input/output branch at every predetermined timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Yoshikazu MIYATO, Masafumi KUSAKAWA
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Publication number: 20100262830Abstract: Provided is an authentication device which includes a register in which a first-bit or a second-bit different from the first-bit is stored, m first determination units for determining whether input information and authentication information match, and for storing the first-bit in the register if a result of the determination is TRUE and for storing the second-bit in the register if FALSE, (N?m) second determination units for determining whether input information and authentication information do not match, and for storing the first-bit in the register if a result of the determination is TRUE and for storing the second-bit in the register if FALSE, and an authentication determination unit for determining that an authentication is established, in case the first-bit is stored in the register by a determination process by every first determination unit and the second-bit is stored in the register by a determination process by every second determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Masafumi KUSAKAWA, Yoshikazu MIYATO
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Publication number: 20100250936Abstract: There is provided an integrated circuit includes an arithmetic circuit having input/output characteristics determined by element-specific physical characteristics; a storage unit having cipher text obtained by performing encryption processing on predetermined secret information using an output value output from the arithmetic circuit with respect to input of a predetermined value and the predetermined value input into the arithmetic circuit stored therein; and a decryption unit that restores the predetermined secret information by inputting the predetermined value stored in the storage unit into the arithmetic circuit and decrypting the cipher text stored in the storage unit using the output value output from the arithmetic circuit when the predetermined secret information is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Masafumi Kusakawa, Yoshikazu Miyato
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Patent number: 7797532Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device authentication system capable of authenticating devices efficiently using the common key system. When a CE device requests service offerings from a service server, the service server in turn requests the CE device to be authenticated by a device authentication server. Given the request, the CE device causes the device authentication server to perform device authentication on that device and transmits the result of the device authentication to the service server. Upon receipt of the device authentication result from the CE device, the service server causes the device authentication server to check that the authentication has been performed correctly and then starts offering services to the CE device. The CE device and device authentication server share a pass phrase, and each of the two parties checks that the other party indeed retains the pass phrase for mutual authentication.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takayuki Miura, Jouji Abe, Taizo Shirai, Masafumi Kusakawa
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Publication number: 20100119058Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus according to the invention including a bilinear map selection unit for selecting a bilinear map used for a predetermined operation, a group selection unit for selecting at least two types of groups G1 and G2 used in performing the operation, a determination parameter calculation unit for calculating a determination parameter including at least either one of a computation amount required for the predetermined operation and an information amount for the predetermined operation based on each of the selected at least two types of the groups, and a group decision unit for deciding a group used in performing the operation based on the determination parameter. The group decision unit exchanges contents of the groups G1 and G2 when the computation or information amount for the group G2 is more than that for the group G1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Seiichi Matsuda, Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa, Harunaga Hiwatari
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Publication number: 20100086133Abstract: A key providing apparatus for providing a key used for encryption or decryption of data to a predetermined terminal device is provided. The key providing apparatus includes an acquiring unit for acquiring a digraph formed by arranging at least one directional branch connecting the coordinate points on a coordinate axis having a plurality of coordinate points each corresponded with a subset representing a combination of a plurality of terminal devices, an extracting unit for extracting information of all the directional branches contained in the directional path connecting a starting point of the digraph and a predetermined coordinate point, and a key generation unit for generating a key corresponded to a subset to which a predetermined terminal deice belongs based on the digraph, where the information of the directional branch is provided to the predetermined terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa
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Publication number: 20100077201Abstract: There is provided an information processing unit enabling reduction of the number of keys to be held by a terminal unit and the amount of calculations necessary for decryption of encrypted data. The information processing unit configures an entire binary tree made up of n-number of leaf nodes, a root node and a plurality of intermediate nodes different from the root node and the leaf nodes and divides the entire tree into a plurality of base subtrees including n1/y number of leaf nodes to form a y-level (y is a divisor of log(n)) hierarchical structure, such that root nodes of the base subtrees at a lower level coincide with leaf nodes of the base subtree at an upper level. Further, it assigns subsets of the terminal units to nodes of the respective base subtrees and generates directed graphs where directed edges connecting coordinate points on a coordinate axis are set.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2007Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa
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Publication number: 20100067702Abstract: A key generation device according to the present invention hierarchically constructs a Y-ary tree structure where n reception devices are assigned to leaves, and forms subgroups where individual intermediate nodes existing between the leaves and a root of the Y-ary tree structure are defined as parent nodes. By providing new parameters to the individual intermediate parameters, the subgroups can be formed flexibly. In a case where no excluded customer exists or the number of excluded customers is small, the size of a header to be delivered and the calculation amount of an operation that a customer needs to perform can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Masafumi Kusakawa, Tomoyuki Asano
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Publication number: 20100054465Abstract: It relates to an information processing unit, a terminal unit, an information processing method, a key generation method and a program that enable reduction of the number of keys to be held by users and aims at providing an information processing unit capable of generating a directed-graph representing an encryption key generation logic to derive a set-key for encrypting a content or a content-key. The technique relates to a scheme that divides a set of user terminals into some subsets, allocates a set-key and an intermediate-key to each subset, and upon input of an intermediate-key correlated with a subset, outputs the set-key corresponding to the subset and the intermediate-key of the subset associated by the directed-edge. Further, it relates to a technique of replacing the directed-edge in the directed-graph with a shorter directed-edge. The effect of reducing the number of intermediate-keys held by each user is expected from the technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2007Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Tomoyuki Asano, Masafumi Kusakawa