Abstract: A transmission apparatus (101) includes: a license data input unit (202) that accepts an input of license data which permits reproduction of a storage content linked from a streaming content; a multiplexer (204) that generates multiplexed data by multiplexing the inputted license data on a broadcast content for a predetermined period of time; and an output unit (206) that transmits the generated multiplexed data to a content reproduction apparatus (102) via digital broadcast.

Abstract: A content usage management system includes a terminal device using content as digital production and a server device managing usage of the content on the terminal device. The server device includes a license information memory unit that memorizes license information indicating a usage rule of the content based on a user of the terminal device, and a license ticket issuance unit that generates a license ticket as right information indicating a part or all of a usage rule on the license information corresponding to the user based on a request from the user. The terminal device includes a requesting unit that requests usage of the content to the server device according to the user's designation, a receiving unit that receives the license ticket sent from the server device, and a content usage control unit that controls usage of the content according to the usage rule indicated on the received license ticket.

Abstract: The present invention provides a content reproduction terminal which can be transformed between a general-purpose terminal and a members-only terminal. A content reproduction terminal 30a is composed of: an IC card slot into which a card 20a distributed to a membership user is to be inserted; an application/display-data acquisition unit 304a which sets the operation mode on the basis of a membership certificate 2020 showing a group, to which the user belongs, held previously in the card 20a; and a resident player application execution unit 305a and a member player application execution unit 308a which reproduce the content differently depending on the setting result given by the application/display-data acquisition unit 304a.

Abstract: A content use system is provided which permits the use of content under appropriate use conditions while maintaining a high security level. A host (100) includes a secure data management unit (105) which securely manages secure data, a host communication processing unit (101) which transmits secure data managed by the secure data management unit (105) to a card (200), and a playback unit (104) which uses the content in the case where use of the content is assessed to be permitted by the card (200); the card (200) includes a license management unit (203) which holds use conditions for the content, a card communication processing unit (201) which acquires the secure data from the host (100), and a usability assessment unit (204) which assesses whether or not use of the content is permitted by the host (100) based on the secure data acquired by the card communication processing unit (201) and the use conditions held in the license management unit (203).

Abstract: [Object] To realize a content receiving apparatus and the like which can avoid a situation where content cannot be reproduced even when content receiving routes are switched from a broadcast wave to a communication network at an arbitrary timing. [Means to achieve the object] A receiving route switch control unit (112) determinates which receiving route is selected from the broadcast wave (20) and the communication network (30) to obtain content, and switches receiving routes based on this determination. A DRM module (140) manages the copyright of the obtained content based on a digital rights management (DRM) method defined by a provider A when content is received via the broadcast wave (20). Likewise, a DRM module (150) manages the content of copyright based on a DRM method B defined by a provider B, and a DRM module (160) manages content copyrights based on a DRM method C defined by a provider C, respectively.

Abstract: To provide a content playback device that can use content appropriately by avoiding output of content not permitted to be used according to contract information. A playback control unit 102 extracts a content name from playback control information in a playback path information table 210, and inquires of a rights management unit 108 whether content identified by the extracted content name is playable or not. If the content is judged as being unplayable, the playback control unit 102 extracts an alternative playback number from the playback control information, and extracts a content name from playback control information whose playback number matches the alternative playback number. The playback control unit 102 then instructs a decryption unit 103 and a playback unit 107 to decrypt and play back encrypted content identified by the extracted content name.

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: A content reproduction control system comprising a server apparatus and a terminal apparatus that are connected via a communication path, wherein the server apparatus includes: based on time information attached to a content, a control information generation unit operable to generate control information for specifying a range for permitting or prohibiting a user's predetermined operation in the terminal apparatus; and a distribution unit that distributes the control information to the terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus includes: a content use unit operable to use the content; a receiving unit operable to receive the control information; and a content use control unit operable to control reproduction of the content based on the received control information.

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: A right management server manages usage of a content on a parent terminal and a child terminal. The right management server includes content usage right database that stores right information indicating a usage rule of a content for each terminal ID or user ID, and a parental control information management unit that acquires, from the parent terminal or the parent user, parental control information that is an instruction to put a restriction on usage of a content on the child terminal or by a child user, and stores the parental control information in a parental control information database.

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: A user terminal program enables a user terminal apparatus for accepting instruction information specifying a content that a user wants to reproduce on a predetermined reproducing apparatus other than the user terminal apparatus, acquiring system identifying information to identify a system to receive the specified content from a distributing site, judging whether the acquired system identifying information is included in a compatibility file which includes one or more system identifying information receiving the specified content according to the system identifying information, if the acquired system identifying information is judged to be included, and prohibiting receiving, if judged not to be included, and writing the received content to an internal memory or an insertable memory of the predetermined reproducing apparatus.

Abstract: An application management device 54 that is capable of judging the necessity of application deletion with little load includes: a DRM application DB 520 that stores plural applications in association with their respective identification information (DRM application IDs) for identifying a correspondence between a license and an application for processing such license; and a DRM application deletion judgment unit 527 that judges, for each of the applications stored in the DRM application DB 520, whether deletion of an application is necessary or not, based on the identification information. More specifically, the application management device 54 further includes a license DB 521 for storing each license in association with the identification information, and the DRM application deletion judgment unit 527 judges that an application whose license associated with the identification information is not stored in the license DB 521, is an application to be deleted.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mutual rating system in which objects, such as users, content, and terminal devices, on the network can be rated and ratings for the objects can be checked without using a server. In the rating system, objects (users, content, terminal devices, etc.) associated with a network (3) are rated. The mutual rating system is connected to the network (3), and includes: a plurality of third party terminals (1(#3)) having stored therein rating information related to objects previously rated by the user; and content demanding terminal devices (1(#1)) for collecting rating information related to desired objects from all online rating information stoning terminal devices. Each content demanding terminal device (I(# I )) analyzes rating information collected from the third party terminal devices (1(#3)) to obtain a rating for a desired object.

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 recording medium which allows consumers to access and purchase content while protecting the copyright of the content. The recording medium includes a secure data area and a non-secure data area. The secure data area is accessible by an apparatus whose authenticity is verified, and the non-secure area is accessible by the apparatus regardless of such verification. The secure data area stores a first content key. The non-secure data area stores first data and second data which can be decrypted. The first data includes a first encrypted content which is generated by encrypting a first content with the first content key, and the second data includes a second encrypted content which is generated by encrypting a second content with a second content key, where the first and second contents are related to each other.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory card which allows consumers to access and purchase content while protecting the copyright of the content. The memory card has a unique media ID assigned thereto and includes a secure data area and a non-secure data area. The secure are is accessible by an apparatus whose authenticity is verified, and the non-secure area is accessible by the apparatus regardless of such verification. The secure area stores a first encrypted content which is generated by encrypting a first content key by using the media ID, and the non-secure data area stores trial data and purchase data which can be decrypted. The trial data includes a first content which is encrypted by using the first content key, and the purchase data includes a second content which is encrypted by using a second content key. The purchase data can be decrypted when fee processing is performed.