Abstract: An authenticator apparatus which makes it difficult for an unauthorized user to masquerade and enhances safety includes an authenticating information holding unit (102) previously stores characteristic information indicating an input and output characteristic involving an environment change of an authentic authenticatee apparatus entitled to be authentic, an authenticating information transmitting unit (107) which transmits authenticating information to a portable medium (2), a response information receiving unit (108) which receives response information outputted from the portable medium (2) in response to an input of the authenticating information, an environment selecting unit (105) which identifies an environment of the portable medium (2), and a response information confirming unit (109) which determines whether or not the authenticating information and the response information satisfy the input and output characteristic indicated in the characteristic information stored in the authenticating information

Abstract: In a system for transmitting/receiving information, each of users of terminals subjectively determines a direct evaluation value of a party that the user knows personally and so on. Since the direct evaluation value determined in this way changes depending on the subjective evaluation criterion, the direct evaluation value is not generated based on the single evaluation criterion. In view of this, a terminal device 100A according to the present invention prestores therein content evaluation values respectively corresponding to pieces of content data that are stored therein. When transmitting a piece of content data to a terminal device, the terminal device 100A generates an entity evaluation value of the terminal device that is a transmission destination based on a content evaluation value of the transmitted piece of content data.

Abstract: The cloning source of an authorized receiving device cannot be identified. A key distribution system 1 concerning the present invention includes: a communication channel 10; a key distribution center 11; a server 12; and receiving devices 13a to 13n. The key distribution center 11 distributes, to the server 12, the information necessary for distributing shared keys SK to the receiving devices 13a to 13n, and distributes the individual information group EMMG necessary for receiving the shared keys SK from the server 12. The server 12 generates the shared keys SK, generates the common information ECM based on the shared keys SK and the system secret variable group set SPGS, and distributes the common information ECM to the receiving devices 13a to 13n. The receiving devices 13a to 13n obtain the shared keys SK based on the individual information group EMMG and the common information ECM and outputs them to outside.

Abstract: A signature generating device for generating digital signature data that certifies authenticity of information of a person, and making the information obfuscated.

Abstract: An executing device for conducting playback is high during the playback of contents. The executing device is equipped with a highly efficient processor and reduces the processing load involved in verification by using, for the verification, only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units constituting encrypted contents recorded on a DVD. In addition, the executing device is capable of improving the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.

Abstract: To provide a system that can minimize a time delay caused by one device being unable to access a recording medium until access by another device ends, when transcoding is performed by distributed processing. A main device performs transcoding of each coded piece allocated to itself from among a plurality of coded pieces of a digital stream, and writing of a transcoding result onto the recording medium, in a pipeline. While the recording device is performing the transcoding and the writing, an auxiliary device transcodes each coded piece allocated to itself one by one. Having completed the transcoding of all coded pieces allocated to itself, the auxiliary device transmits its transcoding results to the recording device and has the recording device write the transcoding results onto the recording medium which is a copy destination.

Abstract: In the telemedical system securely sharing encryption keys for enabling secure exchange of the encrypted biological data between the measurement terminal and the server to prevent the data from being stolen by the malicious third party, a service key is transferred to the second adapter attached to a measurement terminal from the server via the first adapter attached to the management apparatus. First, the first adapter attached to the management apparatus receives the service key from the server. Next, the first adapter is temporarily detached from the management apparatus and is attached to the measurement terminal to store the symmetric key. The first adapter is detached from the measurement terminal, and is attached to the management apparatus again. The service key received in the first adapter is encrypted using the symmetric key, and the encrypted key is transmitted to the second adapter attached to the measurement terminal.

Abstract: An authentication system, including a service use device 1 which presents blurred information obtained by blurring certification information desired to be certified, service providing devices 3a to 3c which verify the validity of blurred information presented by the service use device 1, and an authentication device 2 which supports the service use device 1 to issue valid blurred information. The authentication device 2 adds a digital signature to information including certification information and blurred information, and generates authentication information including the obtained digital signature, certification information, and blurred information (S2). The service use device 1 generates, based on the authentication information generated in the authentication device 2, blurred authentication information including blurred information selected according to an instruction from a user, instruction information representing the instruction, and a digital signature (S4).

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: The management-apparatus card capable of being attached to a management apparatus receives, from the measuring apparatus, first unique information indicating the measuring apparatus, and identification information indentifying a user of the measuring apparatus; stores second unique information indicating the management-apparatus card; generates a decryption key corresponding to an encryption key, using the first unique information, the second unique information, and the identification information; stores the generated decryption key; receives encrypted vital sign data from the measuring apparatus; decrypts the received vital sign data using the stored decryption key; and obtains the decrypted vital sign data.

Abstract: A contents linkage information delivery system for delivering a related content that is associated with another content. The system includes a first playback apparatus, a server for transmitting the related content, and a second playback apparatus for playing back the related content, which each communicate via a communications channel. The first playback apparatus includes a playback position information acquisition unit for acquiring time-base playback position information of the other content, a request input unit for receiving a user request, and a first transmission unit for transmitting the time-base playback position information. The server includes a first reception unit for receiving the time-base playback position information a related content acquisition unit for acquiring the related content based on the time-base playback position information, and a second transmission unit for transmitting the related content. The second playback apparatus includes a second reception unit.

Abstract: A data encryption device that is capable of stopping power analysis attacks and reducing instances of speed drops and memory amount increases in encryption processing more effectively than in the past; the data encryption device performs a predetermined encryption, based on a key, on a plain text, and includes a random number generation unit (410a) which generates one core random number per round, concatenates a predetermined amount of plural core random numbers and generates a first random number; an exclusive OR unit which data-merges the plain text with the first random number and generates intermediate data (410b); and a data randomizing unit (410f, 410k) which performs a data randomizing process on the intermediate data, the data randomizing process being based on the first random number, a second random number and the key.

Abstract: A terminal device that can, when delivering information to an other terminal device, control delivery of the information from a primary delivery destination to a secondary delivery destination is provided. The terminal device stores a primary delivery condition regarding whether delivery of the information to the primary delivery destination is prohibited or permitted, and trustability showing a degree of trust of a user in the primary delivery destination. The terminal device judges whether or not to deliver the information to the primary delivery destination, by using the primary delivery condition. When judging to deliver the information, the terminal device calculates a secondary delivery condition using the trustability and the primary delivery condition, the secondary delivery condition regarding whether delivery of the information from the primary delivery destination to the secondary delivery destination is prohibited or permitted.

Abstract: The confidential data protection apparatus that restricts use of confidential data to a particular place, thereby satisfying high security. When the confidential data is encrypted, the image data acquisition unit 1004 captures an image in the particular place using a camera module, the place-specific code generation unit 1007 generates a place-specific code using data of the captured image, the encryption processing unit 1009 encrypts the confidential data using the place-specific code, which is deleted after use. When the confidential data is attempted to be used, the image data acquisition unit 1004 uses the camera module again to capture another image in a place where the confidential data is attempted to be used, and the place-specific code generation unit 1007 uses data of the newly captured image to generate a new place-specific code. The encryption processing unit 1009 uses the new place-specific code in an attempt to decrypt the confidential data that has been encrypted.

Abstract: To allow a user to easily back up data without anxiety, the present invention provides a backup system that transfers data transmitted by an information terminal device to a backup device via at least one relay device that relays the data, the information terminal device comprising: a storing unit operable to store the data to be backed up; and a communication unit operable to transmit, to the relay device, the data and transfer condition information that indicates a condition to be satisfied by the relay device and relates to protection of the data, the relay device comprising: a device information storing unit operable to store device information relating to transfer destination devices; a receiving unit operable to receive the data and the transfer condition information; and a transfer control unit operable to select, from the transfer destination devices, a transfer destination device that satisfies the condition indicated by the received transfer condition information, and to control transfer of the rece

Abstract: A processing apparatus is connected to a network and has a content recording/playback function. The processing apparatus stores therein, in correspondence, (i) statuses of the recording/playback process and (ii) computer virus-handling processes to be performed if the detection unit detects a computer virus. If the computer virus is detected, the processing apparatus performs one of the computer virus-handling processes in correspondence with one of the statuses of the recording/playback processes.

Abstract: To provide a playback device that plays back a content recorded in an optical disc in conjunction with execution of an application supplied by a server. The playback device includes a disc region code detection unit 2 operable to detect a region code from the optical disc; an application region code estimation unit 9 operable to estimate a region code assigned to the application based on an address of the server; a restriction unit 12 operable, if a region code assigned to the playback device, the region code detected from the optical disc, and the estimated region code assigned to the application do not match each other, to restrict the playback of the content in conjunction with the execution of the application.

Abstract: A processing apparatus that is connected with another processing apparatus via a network, receives a request for a processing from the other processing apparatus, executes the requested processing while not performing an originally intended process of the processing apparatus, and indicates that the processing apparatus is executing the requested processing, by causing an indicator to blink on and off.

Abstract: Processing load on an executing device for conducting playback is high during the playback of contents since the executing device performs verification of the contents validity in parallel with the contents playback, and therefore the executing device has to be equipped with a highly efficient processor. The present invention reduces the processing load involved in the verification by using, for the verification, only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units consisting encrypted contents recorded on the DVD. In addition, the present invention is capable of improving the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents to some extent by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.

Abstract: Processing load on an executing device for conducting playback is high during the playback of contents since the executing device performs verification of the contents validity in parallel with the contents playback, and therefore the executing device has to be equipped with a highly efficient processor. The present invention reduces the processing load involved in the verification by using, for the verification, only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units consisting encrypted contents recorded on the DVD. In addition, the present invention is capable of improving the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents to some extent by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.