Patents by Inventor Takamichi Hayashi

Takamichi Hayashi 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).

  • Patent number: 10515021
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an information storage device including a storage unit that stores encrypted content, usage control information of the encrypted content, and a revocation list in which revocation information of a content reproduction device is recorded, and a data processing unit that determines whether content reproduction of an information processing device which performs decoding of the encrypted content is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Katsumi Muramatsu, Koji Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 10120984
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a data processing unit which executes processing for decoding and reproducing encrypted content. The data processing unit executes processing for determining whether the content can be reproduced by applying an encrypted content signature file. The encrypted content signature file stores information on issue date of the encrypted content signature file and an encrypted content signature issuer certificate with a public key of an encrypted content signature issuer. In determining whether the content can be reproduced, the data processing unit compares expiration date of the encrypted content signature issuer certificate with the information on issue date of the encrypted content signature file, and does not perform processing for decoding and reproducing the encrypted content when the expiration date is before the issue date, and performs the processing for decoding and reproducing the encrypted content only when the expiration date is not before the issue date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10020019
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a data processing unit that executes a process of reproducing content recorded in a medium; and a memory storing a content revocation list in which an identifier (ID) of revoked content is recorded, wherein the data processing unit compares a minimum allowable version of a content revocation list recorded in a token which is management data corresponding to content recorded in the medium with a version of a content revocation list acquired from the memory, and when the version of the content revocation list acquired from the memory is an old version lower than the minimum allowable version of the content revocation list recorded in the token, the data processing unit halts determination on revocation of content based on the content revocation list acquired from the memory and reproduction of content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro Ueda, Koji Yoshimura, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi, Munetake Ebihara
  • Patent number: 9871661
    Abstract: To realize a configuration to output content to a medium and to use the content stored in the medium under control of the use of content. A content-output-device outputs an encrypted content and an encryption key to be applied to the using process to the medium, and a management server generates a media ID verification value based on a media ID that is an identifier of the medium and transmits the value to the medium. The medium stores the encrypted content, the encryption key, and the media ID verification value in a storage unit. A reproduction device loads the medium and calculates a verification value based on the media ID acquired from the medium, and executes a reproducing process of the encrypted content stored in the medium by data processing to which the encryption key is applied on condition that a matching process performed between the verification value and the media ID verification value stored in the medium is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Motoki Kato, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9811670
    Abstract: An information processing device including: a data processing unit that generates an encryption key of content; and a communication unit that transmits an encryption key generated by the data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit generates, as the encryption key, individual keys that are different for each new content recording processing on a recording medium in a content recording device, and transmits the individual keys through the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Kenjiro Ueda, Munetake Ebihara, Takamichi Hayashi, Koji Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9805173
    Abstract: An information storage device including one or more processors configured to store an encrypted content and to control access of an external device to the information storage device is provided. The one or more processors are further configured to store a converted title key obtained by converting a title key which is an encryption key to be applied to decryption of the encrypted content, and a user token obtained by converting binding secret information to be applied to calculate the title key from the converted title key. The one or more processors are further configured to allow the external device having a confirmed access right to the information storage device to read out the user token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Takamichi Hayashi, Katsumi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 9767298
    Abstract: There is provided a device and a method for preventing using of illegitimate content or manufacturing of the illegitimate media that uses illegitimate media. In a system that has an information storage device, a license management apparatus that generates a media key set (MKS) that is stored in the information storage device, and a content provision apparatus, at the time of manufacturing of the information storage device, the license management apparatus compares an MKS version that is set in the MKS that is stored in the information storage device, and an allowance minimum MKS version that is recorded in a controller of the information storage device, and thus records key information stored in the MKS, in a storage unit under the condition that it is confirmed that the MKS version is equal to or greater in value than the allowance minimum MKS version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamichi Hayashi, Hiroshi Kuno, Koji Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20170228333
    Abstract: A configuration in which both record/reproduction data and a security command can be transferred between a host and a recording device connected to the host is implemented. A USB reader/writer includes a USB-A connector and a USB-micro B connector, and when a power supply host is connected to the USB-micro B connector, and a recording medium is mounted into the USB-A connector side, the reader/writer control unit transfers record/reproduction data of the recording medium through a mass storage class supporting data transfer unit, and transfers a security command applied to an authentication process or the like through a non-mass storage class supporting data transfer unit. The host equipped with the USB reader/writer performs data transfer of different categories using two paths, that is, a record/reproduction data path and a security command path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamichi HAYASHI, Hiroshi KUNO, Makoto MIYASHITA, Munetake EBIHARA
  • Patent number: 9684772
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a data processing section for reproducing contents stored in a medium having a general purpose area in which encrypted contents and corresponding utilization controlling information are stored and a protected area including a plurality of blocks having access limitation set thereto and including a block having an encryption key for decrypting the encrypted contents stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Katsumi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 9600638
    Abstract: The present invention enables execution of predetermined content usage control processing without depending on a framework of a content playback program (application). Upon content playback processing, a flag which sets information of determination as to whether or not it is necessary to refer to a management information file such as a token or a usage control information file associated with content is recorded in a content file including encrypted content to be stored in a recording medium. Upon the content playback processing, a playback apparatus acquires the content file including the encrypted content stored in the recording medium, refers to a flag recorded in the content file and determines whether or not it is necessary to refer to the management information file based on a setting of the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Motoki Kato, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9390030
    Abstract: Provided is an information storage device including a storage unit configured to store encrypted content and an encryption key to be applied to decryption of the encrypted content, wherein the storage unit stores a converted encryption key generated through an arithmetic operation of the encryption key and an electronic signature that is constituent data of an encrypted content signature file set corresponding to the encrypted content, wherein the electronic signature is an electronic signature for data that includes constituent data of the encrypted content and the encryption key, and wherein a reproduction device configured to read the encrypted content from the storage unit and execute a decryption process is able to be caused to perform acquisition of the encryption key through an arithmetic operation of applying the electronic signature to the converted encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9363089
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a data processing unit, on which a medium as an information storage apparatus is mounted, which controls reproduction of content stored on the medium, wherein the data processing unit executes host device ID registration processing for outputting a host device ID, which is an identifier of the host device, to the medium and storing the host device ID on the medium, receives the host device ID, which is stored on the medium, from the medium after execution of the host device ID registration processing, executes connection consistency confirmation processing for executing matching processing between the received host ID and the host device ID of the host device, and executes or continues content reproduction under a condition that the matching processing has been established in the connection consistency confirmation processing, or stops the content reproduction if the matching processing has not been established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi, Koji Yoshimura, Katsumi Muramatsu, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9311956
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a data processing unit that executes a process of reproducing content recorded in a medium, wherein the data processing unit acquires a token from the medium, the token being management data corresponding to content recorded in the medium, compares a server ID recorded in the acquired token with a server ID recorded in a server certificate acquired from a server from which the management data is acquired, and halts reproduction of content when the two server IDs are not identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro Ueda, Koji Yoshimura, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi, Munetake Ebihara
  • Patent number: 9213360
    Abstract: The present invention provides a time setting system and method thereof that are capable of correctly setting time if a delay occurs in the transmission of time information. In the system for setting a master time outputted from a master apparatus to a slave time of a slave apparatus that counts time independently of the master apparatus, the slave apparatus has transmission section for transmitting master time request information to the master apparatus via a network and the master apparatus has an allowable range information acquisition section for acquiring allowable range information indicative of an allowable time in which the master time may be set to the slave time of the slave apparatus and transmission section for transmitting the master time and allowable range information to the slave apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ishii, Hiroshi Kuno, Shunichi Soma, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9100525
    Abstract: An information storage apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store an encrypted content and an encryption key to be applied to decryption of the encrypted content, the storage unit including a protected area in which a converted encryption key is stored and to which access restrictions are set, the converted encryption key being a data item acquired through conversion of the encryption key, and a general purpose area storing the encrypted content and an encrypted content signature file set correspondingly to the encrypted content, the encrypted content signature file containing, as a recorded data item, a block identifier indicating in which of areas in the protected area storage of the converted encryption key is permitted, to permit a reproducing apparatus to execute content reproduction possibility judgment applying the block identifier, the reproducing apparatus being configured to read the encrypted content from the storage unit and execute a reproducing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9053739
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus, including: a data processing section reproducing contents stored in a medium having a general purpose area storing encrypted contents and utilization controlling information corresponding to the contents, and a protected area including blocks to which access limitation is set and which include a title key storage block in which an encryption key for decrypting the contents and validity period information applied to the application contents of the encryption key are stored and a status storage block in which date information upon content first-time reproduction is stored; the data processing section acquires validity period information indicative of the content utilization permission period determined in response to date information upon the content first-time reproduction from the title key storage block and decides whether or not content reproduction is to be permitted based on comparison between the acquired validity period information and current dat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Takamichi Hayashi, Katsumi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 9053347
    Abstract: A memory device includes: a storage unit that stores public key information of a certificate authority for verifying a certificate and includes a secret area storing data of which secrecy is assured; and a control unit that controls access to the storage unit depending on reception information, wherein the reception information includes information where access control information is added to certificate information authenticated by the certificate authority, and the control unit verifies the certificate using the public key, identifies the access control information, and limits the accessible secret area in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamichi Hayashi, Hiroshi Kuno, Munetake Ebihara
  • Publication number: 20150143131
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an information storage device including a storage unit that stores encrypted content, usage control information of the encrypted content, and a revocation list in which revocation information of a content reproduction device is recorded, and a data processing unit that determines whether content reproduction of an information processing device which performs decoding of the encrypted content is permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Katsumi Muramatsu, Koji Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9026794
    Abstract: An information processing system including a medium where a content to be played is stored; and a playing apparatus for playing a content stored in the medium; with the playing apparatus being configured to selectively activate a playing program according to a content type to be played, to obtain a device certificate correlated with the playing program from storage by executing the playing program, and to transmit the obtained device certificate to the medium; with the device certificate being a device certificate for content types in which content type information where the device certificate is available is recorded; and with the medium determining whether or not an encryption key with reading being requested from the playing apparatus is an encryption key for decrypting an encrypted content matching an available content type recorded in the device certificate, and permitting readout of the encryption key only in the case of matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro Ueda, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8972720
    Abstract: An information processing system including a medium where a content to be played is stored; and a playing apparatus for playing contents stored in the medium; with the playing apparatus being configured to discriminate the content type of a content selected as an object to be played, to selectively obtain a device certificate correlated with the discriminated content type from a storage unit, and to transmit the selectively obtained device certificate to the medium; with the device certificate being a device certificate for content types in which content type information where the device certificate is available is recorded; and with the medium determining whether or not an encryption key with reading being requested from the playing apparatus is an encryption key for decrypting an encrypted content matching an available content type recorded in the device certificate, and permitting readout of the encryption key only in the case of matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro Ueda, Hiroshi Kuno, Takamichi Hayashi